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Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron)

Basic information

Name: Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron)
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1876
Country: United States
Mass: 136 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Iron-ung
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Iron-ung
Recommended:			Iron, ungrouped [explanation]

This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Ungrouped irons

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron) in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron), volume 2, page 284

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(36° 18'N, 82° 53'W)
Recommended::	(36° 18'N, 82° 53'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Tennessee, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Babb's Mill (In NHM Cat)
Blake's Iron (In NHM Cat)
Greene County (In NHM Cat)

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