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| Basic information | Name: Zapaliname This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Mexico Mass:  85 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 120 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
Zapaliname Coahuila, Mexico Found 1998 July 9 Iron, coarse octahedrite (IAB) A mass of 85 kg was found by Felix A. Morales while he was prospecting in the Zapaliname Mountains. Classification and description (J. Wasson, UCLA; T. Palmer, El Paso, Texas): kamacite bandwidth, 2.4 ± 0.4 mm; no fusion crust or heat-altered zone is present; bulk metal composition, Co = 0.457 wt%, Ni = 6.70 wt%, Ga = 84.2 ppm, As = 12.0 ppm, Ir = 1.82 ppm, Au = 1.46 ppm; no silicate inclusions were observed in three small slabs. Specimens: type specimen, 175 g, UCLA; main mass with F. Morales, Orense, Spain. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Nuevo Leon, Mexico This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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