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Ahumada

Basic information

Name: Ahumada
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1909
Country: Mexico
Mass: 52.6 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Pallasite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Pallasite-Main gr
Recommended:			Pallasite, PMG [explanation]

This is 1 of 54 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. [show all]
Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites

Comments:

Revised 26 May 2009: Revised pallasite classifications

Catalogs:

Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Matteo Chinellato
Photograph by Geoffrey Notkin © Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
David Hardy
Jay Piatek
KD Meteorites
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Mexico

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(30° 42'N, 105° 30'W)
Recommended::	(30° 42'N, 105° 30'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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