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| Basic information | Name: Vera This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1941 Country: Argentina Mass:  80 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites classified as L/LL4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 8:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. VERA, Argentine. Stone. Literature: 1. Rev. Minera. Geol. Mineral., Soc. Argentina Mineria, y Geol., 1953, v.21, pp. 29-32. /MA-12-612/. Writeup from MB 21: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. VERA, near village of Calchaqui, department of Vera, Santa Fe province (φ = 29°53'S; λ = 60°17'W of Greenwich). FOUND, 1941. STONY, chondrite. 1 specimen, weight over 100 kg. The meteorite was found by a ploughman and broken up into several part | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 21, Moscow (1961)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites from Santa Fe, Argentina This is 1 of 80 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Calchaqui (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||||||