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| Basic information | Name: Palca de Aparzo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1988 Country: Argentina Mass:  1430 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 9092 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 77:
Palca de Aparzo Jujuy Province, Argentina Fell 1988 September 14 6:50 Ordinary chondrite (L5) After the appearance of a luminous meteor followed by detonations, a shower of many stones fell. A total of 1430 g was recovered, consisting of two large stones (282 and 104 g) and several smaller ones. Classification and analysis: olivine Fa25, pyroxene Fs21; Brian Mason, Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA. Main mass and type specimen: Asociacion Hatum Pampa, Pizarro 5672, 1440 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Information, Oscar A. Turone, Pizarro 5672, 1440 Buenos Aires, Argentina. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 77, Meteoritics 29, 891-897 (1994)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Jujuy, Argentina This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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