Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Paranaiba

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Paranaiba

Basic information

Name: Paranaiba
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1956
Country: Brazil
Mass: 100 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Corey Kuo
Gabriel Gonçalves Silva
MeteoriteCollector.org - USNM - Smithsonian
Paulo Anselmo Matioli (JN Science Museum)
Suzanne De Paula
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Brazil

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 8'S, 51° 40'W)
Recommended::	(19° 8'S, 51° 40'W)

Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Can-Can (In NHM Cat)
Canca (From MetBase)
Cancã (In NHM Cat)
Mato Grosso (In NHM Cat)

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