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Yanhuitlan
Basic information Name: Yanhuitlan
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1825
Country: Mexico
Mass:help 421 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IVA
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IVA
Recommended:  Iron, IVA    [explanation]

This is 1 of 86 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IVA.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVA irons, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Yanhuitlan in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

Mexico
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (17° 32'N, 97° 21'W)
     Recommended::   (17° 32'N, 97° 21'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Oaxaca, Mexico
     This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Cholula (In NHM Cat)
Goldbach's Iron (In NHM Cat)
Misteca (in part) (In NHM Cat)
Oaxaca (In NHM Cat)
Teposcolula (In NHM Cat)

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