Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for North Chile

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North Chile

Basic information

Name: North Chile
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1875
Country: Chile
Mass: 300 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 146 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 North Chile in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for North Chile, volume 3, page 917

Entry for synonym Coya Norte, volume 3, page 917

Entry for synonym Filomena, volume 3, page 919

Entry for synonym Puripica, volume 3, page 920

Entry for synonym Quillagua, volume 3, page 922

Entry for synonym Rio Loa, volume 3, page 924

Entry for synonym San Martin, volume 3, page 926

Entry for synonym Tocopilla, volume 3, page 926

Entry for synonym Union, volume 3, page 928

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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:
Don Edwards
Polandmet
Shinishi Kato
unknown
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Aeroliths Collection Theodossiou
David L. Ribeca
Dirk Hohmann
Dott. Geol. Alberto Giusta
Franco Vignato
Fred CHAPRON
Gregor H.
Matteo Chinellato
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney
METEORITICON
Phil Schmitz
Volker Heinrich

Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(23°S, 69°W)
Recommended::	(23°S, 69°W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2687 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 2716 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 15 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Buen Huerto (In NHM Cat)
Buey Muerto (In NHM Cat)
Cerros del Buei Muerto (In NHM Cat)
Cerros del Buen Muerto (In NHM Cat)
Cerros del Buey Muerto (In NHM Cat)
Chile (In NHM Cat)
Coya Norte (In NHM Cat)
Filomena (In NHM Cat)
Maria Elena (1928) (In NHM Cat)
Puripica (In NHM Cat)
Quillagua (In NHM Cat)
Rio Loa (In NHM Cat)
San Martin (In NHM Cat)
Tocopilla (In NHM Cat)
Union (In NHM Cat)
Yungay (In NHM Cat)

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