Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Piedade do Bagre

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Piedade do Bagre

Basic information

Name: Piedade do Bagre
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1922
Country: Brazil
Mass: 59 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Ungrouped irons

Buchwald

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

Entry for Piedade do Bagre, volume 3, page 973

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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
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References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Meteorite Market
Moritz Karl
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Don Cuarzo
Dott. Geol. Alberto Giusta
Jay Piatek
Rodrigo Guerra

Geography:

Brazil

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(18° 56' 30"S, 44° 59' 0"W)
Recommended::	(18° 56' 30"S, 44° 59' 0"W)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1.1 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites from Minas Gerais, Brazil (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)

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