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| Basic information | Name: Tarahumara This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1994 Country: Mexico Mass:  2.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIE. [show all] Search for other: IIE irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Tarahumara Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1994 summer. Iron (IIE) A 2.5-kg specimen was found by ranchers in high desert grazing land. Classification and petrology (J. Wasson & B. Choi, Univ. Calif. Los Angeles): Ni, 7.91%; Co, 0.47%; Ga, 26.6 ppm; Ir, 4.9 ppm; Au, 1.1 ppm; contains silicate inclusions with sodic plagioclase. Specimens: main mass, R. Haag, P.O. Box 27527, Tucson, AZ 85726, USA; type specimen, Univ. Calif. Los Angeles. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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