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| Basic information | Name: Nova Petropolis This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1967 Country: Brazil Mass:  305 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 338 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 62:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE NOVA PETROPOLIS, BRAZIL, IRON METEORITE Name: NOVA PETROPOLIS Place of find: Nova Petropolis County, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. 29°26'S., 50°55'W. Date of find: May 16, 1967 Class and type: Iron. Octahedrite, medium (1.3 mm), IIIA. 7.8% Ni, 19.9 ppm Ga, 36.5 ppm Ge and 9.4 ppm Ir Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 305 kg Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. Lindolfo Standt while working on his farm. Source: H. Grunewaldt, Anais Acad. Brasil. Cienc. 1983, 55, no. 1; J.T. Wasson, priv. comm., 1983. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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