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| Basic information | Name: Baygorria This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1994 Country: Uruguay Mass:  80 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Baygorria Río Negro Province, Uruguay Found 1994 July 8 Iron (IAB) A single mass, ~80 kg, was found in a grass field near Baygorria dam. Analysis (B. Spettel, Max Planck Inst. für Chemie, Mainz, Germany) and classification (F. Wlotzka, MPI, Mainz): Ni, 6.5%; Co, 0.43%; Ga 97.8 ppm; Ge, 10.9 ppm; Ir, 3.69 ppm; composition similar to Campo del Cielo. Specimens: main mass, contact Mr. J. Escomel, Roque Gra Seras 914, Montevideo 11300, Uruguay; type specimen, 4.6 g, MPI, Mainz. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Durazno, Uruguay This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
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