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| Basic information | Name: Uzcudun This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1948 Country: Argentina Mass:  20 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 52 approved meteorites classified as L. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, Ordinary chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 72:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Uzcudun Departamento Ameghino, Chubut, Argentina Fell April 16, 1948, 16:00 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (L-group) A stone of about 20 kg fell about 200 m from the farm La Filomena, producing a loud noise and a 1 m deep hole. Analysis, total iron 22.15%, FeO 13.21%, Fe-metal 8.14%, FeS 5.90%, Ni 1.69%, A. M. E. de Serralonga, Actas Jorn. Geol. Argentinas, 1969, vol. 1, 519-524. Main mass at the Museo Historico Municipal, Bahia Blanca. Information, A. L. Graham, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 72, Meteoritics 27, 109-117 (1992)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Chubut, Argentina This is 1 of 80 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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