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Jenny's Creek
Basic information Name: Jenny's Creek
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1883
Country: United States
Mass:help 12 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB-MG
Recommended:  Iron, IAB-MG    [explanation]

This is 1 of 120 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Jenny's Creek in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Jim Strope   
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (37° 54'N, 82° 23'W)
     Recommended::   (37° 54'N, 82° 23'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from West Virginia, United States (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Charleston (In NHM Cat)
Jennies Creek (In NHM Cat)
Kanawha County (In NHM Cat)
Kanwahoe County (In NHM Cat)
Old Fork (In NHM Cat)
Wayne County (In NHM Cat)

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