Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Uberaba

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Uberaba

Basic information

Name: Uberaba
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1903
Country: Brazil
Mass: 40 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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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

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
José Carlos de Medeiros Júnior
Paulo Anselmo Matioli (JN Science Museum)
Rodrigo Guerra

Geography:

Brazil

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 49'S, 48° 47'W)
Recommended::	(19° 49'S, 48° 47'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites from Minas Gerais, Brazil (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Dores do Campo (In NHM Cat)
Dores dos Campos Formosos (In NHM Cat)
Formosas (In NHM Cat)

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