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| Basic information | Name: Garabato This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1995 Country: Argentina Mass:  160 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11372 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Garabato Santa Fe Province, Argentina Found 1995 September 23. Ordinary Chondrite (H5). A 160-kg stone was found while plowing. Mineralogy and classification (B. Mason, Smithsonian Inst.): olivine, Fa19; pyroxene, Fs17; meteorite is somewhat weathered, contains ~25% Ni-Fe plus FeS. Specimens: main mass, Asociación Hatum Pampa, Pizarro 5672, (1440) Buenos Aires, Argentina; type specimen, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, USA. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites from Santa Fe, Argentina This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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