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Monturaqui
Basic information Name: Monturaqui
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1965
Country: Chile
Mass:help 2 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB?
Recommended:  Iron, IAB?    [explanation]

This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB?.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Monturaqui in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

Chile
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (23° 56'S, 68° 17'W)
     Recommended::   (23° 56'S, 68° 17'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3160 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 3189 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 14 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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