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Imilac

Basic information

Name: Imilac
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1822
Country: Chile
Mass: 920 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Pallasite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Pallasite-Main gr
Recommended:			Pallasite, PMG [explanation]

This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. [show all]
Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites

Comments:

Revised 26 May 2009: Revised pallasite classifications

Buchwald

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

Entry for Imilac, volume 3, page 1393

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:

Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(24° 12'S, 68° 48'W)
Recommended::	(24° 12' 12"S, 68° 48' 24"W)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2908 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 2937 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Antofagasta (In NHM Cat)
Atacama (In NHM Cat)
Calderilla (In NHM Cat)
Campo del Pucara (In NHM Cat)
Campo del Puchara (In NHM Cat)
Caracoles (In NHM Cat)
Catamarca (In NHM Cat)
Catamarka (In NHM Cat)
Del Parque (In NHM Cat)
Gran Chaco (pallasite) (In NHM Cat)
Ilimaes (pallasite) (In NHM Cat)
Imilac 001 (Namesake of new DCA)
La Encantada (In NHM Cat)
La Rioja (In NHM Cat)
Ollague (In NHM Cat)
Peine (In NHM Cat)
Port Orford (In NHM Cat)
Potosi (In NHM Cat)
Salta (In NHM Cat)
San Pedro (In NHM Cat)
San Pedro de Atacama (In NHM Cat)
Toconao (In NHM Cat)

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