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Zaragoza
Basic information Name: Zaragoza
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1950s
Country: Spain
Mass:help 162 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 96  (2009)  IVA-anomalous
Recommended:  Iron, IVA-an    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVA-an.   [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVA irons, and Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 11 Apr 2009
Data from:
  MB96
  Table 9
  Line 2:
State/Prov/County:Zaragoza, Spain
Date:1950s
Latitude:41°39'N
Longitude:0°52'W
Mass (g):162 kg
Pieces:1
Class:IVA-anomalous
Classifier:Devin Schrader, UAz
Type spec mass (g):160.75
Type spec location:UAz
Main mass:MFarmer
Comments:Bulk composition for Zaragoza: (in wt%) Fe = 91.36, Ni = 7.20, Co = 0.41, S = 0.01, P = 0.03, (in ppm) Cr = 167.3, Ge = 2.5, Ga = 2.1, Ir = 2.8, Cu = 129.5, Pt = 5.4, As = 2.6, (in ppb) Se = 656, Mo = 6085, Os = 1789, Ru = 4468, Pd = 2990, Rh = 955, V = 251, Sb = 25, Re = 413, Mn = 493, Ag = 2353, Zn = 469.
Institutions
   and collections		 UAz: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721, United States (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012)
MFarmer: Michael Farmer, P.O. Box 86059, Tucson, AZ 85754-6059, United States; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)
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Geography:

Spain
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (41° 39'N, 0° 52'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Aragon, Spain
     This is 1 of 33 approved meteorites from Spain (plus 10 unapproved names)
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