Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Ternera

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Ternera

Basic information

Name: Ternera
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1891
Country: Chile
Mass: 1980 g

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVB. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Ternera, volume 3, page 1187

Entry for synonym Galleguillos, volume 3, page 1188

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 20'S, 69° 48'W)
Recommended::	(27° 20'S, 69° 48'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Atacama, Chile
This is 1 of 2937 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Galleguillos (In NHM Cat)
Galleguitos (In NHM Cat)
Sierra de la Ternera (In NHM Cat)

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