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Santa Luzia
Basic information Name: Santa Luzia
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1921
Country: Brazil
Mass:help 1.92 t
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIB
Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Santa Luzia in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Don Edwards   
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Don Cuarzo   
Gabriel Gonçalves Silva   
Marcelo Adorna Fernandes   
Rodrigo Guerra   
Suzanne De Paula   
Geography:

Brazil
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (16° 16'S, 47° 57'W)
     Recommended::   (16° 16'S, 47° 57'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites from Goias, Brazil
     This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Santa Luzia de Goyaz (In NHM Cat)
Santa Maria (In NHM Cat)

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