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Santa Catharina
Basic information Name: Santa Catharina
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1875
Country: Brazil
Mass:help 7 t
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Iron-ung
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB-ung
Recommended:  Iron, IAB-ung    [explanation]

This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-ung.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Santa Catharina in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

Brazil
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (26° 13'S, 48° 36'W)
     Recommended::   (26° 13'S, 48° 36'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Santa Catarina, Brazil (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Morro do Rocio (In NHM Cat)
Rio San Francisco do Sul (In NHM Cat)
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Santa Catarina (In NHM Cat)
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