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| Basic information | Name: El Sampal This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1973 Country: Argentina Mass:  142 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 343 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 53:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE EL SAMPAL, ARGENTINA, IRON METEORITE Name: EL SAMPAL Place of find: Near El Sampal, about 20 km E of the town of Nueva Lubuka, Chubut province, Argentina. 44°32'S, 70°22'W. Date of find: Early 1973. Class and type: Iron. Medium octahedrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 142 kg Circumstances of find: Found partly buried in soil during a geological prospecting trip. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 53, Meteoritics 10, 133-158 (1975)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Chubut, Argentina This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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