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Basic information	Name: Muonionalusta This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1906 Country: Sweden Mass: 230 kg
Classification history:	Meteoritical Bulletin, MB 20 (1961): Iron-fine octahedrite NHM Catalogue, 5th Edition (2000): IVA MetBase, v. 7.1 (2006): IVA Recommended: Iron, IVA This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites ) (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IVA.
Writeup	Writeup from MB 20: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. MUONIONALUSTA I reads: 67°54'N; 20°18'E should read: 67°48'N; 23°6'8. Source: List of meteorites and corrections made by K. Fredriksson (Stockholm) and received by E.L.Krinov in December 1960. Writeup from MB 20: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. MUONIONALUSTA II, Kitkiojöki, Norrbotten; 67°46'N, 23°15'E. FOUND, August 15, 1946. IRON, octahedrite of fine structure. 1 specimen, weight about 15 kg. The meteorite was discovered during the earthwork at a building site about 8 km to the east-southeast of the place where the Muonionalusta I iron meteorite was found in 1906. Writeup from MB 28: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF MUONIONALUSTA III IRON METEORITE, SWEDEN Name: MUONIONALUSTA III. The place of fall or discovery: About 3.5 km ENE of the village of Kitkiojoki, Sweden; φ = 67°47'N; λ = 23°21'E. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, June 7, 1963. Class and type: IRON; octahedrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 6.20 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was found by Mr. Carl Henriksson in excavated material used for the construction of a causeway. The meteorite is now in the possession of the Swedish Museum of Natural History (Stockholm, Sweden). Source: Report of Dr. F. E. Wickman (Stockholm, Sweden) in a letter, IX.20.1963.

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