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| Basic information | Name: Pampa Providencia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1994 Country: Chile Mass:  12.4 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 83:
Pampa Providencia Antofagasta, Chile Found 1994 October Iron, medium octahedrite (IIIAB) A 12.4 kg mass was found in the desert by a geologist doing routine geological reconnaissance. Note that this meteorite has been sold under the unofficial name Pampas Provenciales. Classification and description (J. D. Gleason, D. H. Hill, and D. A. Kring, UAz): kamacite bandwidth, 0.96 mm; bulk composition, Ni = 8.86 wt%, Ga = 17.8 ppm, Ir = 0.061 ppm, Au = 1.54 ppm; contains 6.5 vol% schreibersite; surface is densely pitted. Specimens: 612 g, UAz; main mass, Casper . | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UAz: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, United States (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012) Casper: Michael I. Casper, Meteorites, Inc., P.O. Drawer J, Ithaca, NY 14851, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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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: |
Pampas Provenciales (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||