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Place of fall: Nanton County, Jiangsu province, China.
32°7'N., 121°48'E.
Date of fall: 15 June, 1984, 1135 hours
Class and type: Stone. Chondrite.
Number of individual specimens: 1
Total weight: 529 g
Circumstances of fall: Following a whistling noise, a single stone was recovered from an impact hole about 70 cm in diameter and depth.

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The Nantong (H6, Ordinary chondrite) meteorite fell in Jiangsu, China, in June 15, 1984.
Recovered weight:     529 g   

Latitude: 32'7' N, Longitude: 121'48' E

The Nantong meteorite is reported to have narrowly missed a farmer.



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