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| Basic information | Name: Algarrobo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1959 Country: Chile Mass:  1280 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 70:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Algarrobo Atacama, Chile Found 1959 (approximately) Iron. Fine octahedrite (IAB-ANOM) One or more specimens were collected in the neighborhood of the Algarrobo iron mine by a mule driver. Description and analysis, 8.3% Ni, 9.3 ppm Ir, L. Lindner and V. F. Buchwald, Meteoritics 20, (1985) 699. Classification, further analysis, 8.29% Ni, 66.8 ppm Ga, 320 ppm Ge, 10.1 ppm Ir, John T. Wasson, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024-1567. The total weight is not known, Lindner and Buchwald analysed "a slice of 502 g, but it is clear that more must exist, and it is said that the mule-driver 'collected a basketful', i.e., a total of 10-20 kg?" | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 70, Meteoritics 26, 68-69 (1991)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Atacama, Chile This is 1 of 2716 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 15 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Ovalle (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||