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Copiapo

Basic information

Name: Copiapo
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1863
Country: Chile
Mass: 20 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IAB-MG
Recommended:			Iron, IAB-MG [explanation]

This is 1 of 120 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG. [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites

Buchwald

The following entries were found for Copiapo in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Copiapo, volume 2, page 497

Catalogs:

Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Sergey Vasiliev - SV-meteorites
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Jay Piatek
John A. Shea

Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 18'S, 70° 24'W)
Recommended::	(27° 18'S, 70° 24'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Atacama, Chile
This is 1 of 2532 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 16 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Atacama Desert (In NHM Cat)
Deesa (of G.A. Daubrée) (In NHM Cat)
Dehesa (of G.A. Daubrée) (In NHM Cat)
Desert of Atacama (In NHM Cat)
Sierra de Deesa (In NHM Cat)

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