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| Basic information | Name: Marilia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1971 Country: Brazil Mass:  2.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6591 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 52:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE MARILIA, BRAZIL, STONY METEORITE Name: MARILIA Place of fall: Marilia, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. 22°15'S, 49°56'W. Date of fall: October 5, 1971, about 5 p.m. local time. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Number of individual specimens: 7 Total weight: About 2.5 kg Circumstances of fall: The fall was witnessed by P. E. Avanzo, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador Bahia, Brasil, and his institution has the largest individual specimen recovered (780g). Source: P. E. Avanzo, G. R. Levi-Donati and G. P. Sighinolfi. 1973. The Marilia Meteorite Shower - A Preliminary Report. Meteoritics 8, 141-147. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 52, Meteoritics 9, 101-121 (1974)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Sao Paulo, Brazil (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 88 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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