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Sikhote-Alin

Basic information

Name: Sikhote-Alin
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1947
Country: Russia
Mass: 23 t

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 152 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Sikhote-Alin in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Sikhote-Alin, volume 3, page 1123

Catalogs:

Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
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References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Svend Buhl
The biggest Sikhote Alin to date, of 1,745kg
The fall of Sikhote-Alin (Medvedev)
unknown

Geography:

Russia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(46° 9' 36"N, 134° 39' 12"E)
Recommended::	(46° 9' 36"N, 134° 39' 12"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Primorskiy kray, Russia (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 158 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Inningen (Discredited name 24 Oct 2011)
Sichote-Alin (In NHM Cat)
Sichote-Alinsky (In NHM Cat)
Sihote-Alin (In NHM Cat)
Sikhote Alin (From MetBase)
Sikhote-Alinskii (In NHM Cat)
Silkhote Alin (In NHM Cat)
Ussuri (In NHM Cat)

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