Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Willamette

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Willamette

Basic information

Name: Willamette
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1902
Country: United States
Mass: 15.5 MT

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 273 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all]
Search for other: IIIAB irons, Metal-rich meteorites, and Iron meteorites

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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

References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
unknown
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Gerald Armstrong
Jay Piatek
MeteoriteCollector.org - AMNH
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM
Peter Marmet

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(45° 22'N, 122° 35'W)
Recommended::	(45° 22'N, 122° 35'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Oregon, United States (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1539 approved meteorites from United States (plus 33 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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Synonyms:

Oregon City (In NHM Cat)
Williamette (In NHM Cat)

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