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| Basic information | Name: Aldama (a) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1985 Country: Mexico Mass:  11 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 351 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 67:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Aldama Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico Found 1985 Iron. Octahedrite, medium (IIIAB). A single mass weighing 11 kg was found by a goat farmer just outside the town of Aldama (R. A. Haag, 2990 E. Michigan Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85726, USA). Analysis, 8.0% Ni, 20 ppm Ga, 0.80 ppm Ir, (J. T. Wasson (1988) pers. comm.). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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Aldama (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||