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Putinga
Basic information Name: Putinga
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1937
Country: Brazil
Mass:help 300 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 13053 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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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Andreas Grünemeyer   
Corey Kuo   
David L. Ribeca      
Don Cuarzo   
Franco Vignato   
José Carlos de Medeiros Júnior   
Luis Alexandre Franco Gonçales   
Paulo Anselmo Matioli (JN Science Museum)   
Rodrigo Guerra   
Suzanne De Paula   
Woreczko Jan & Wadi      
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Brazil
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (29° 2'S, 53° 3'W)
     Recommended::   (29° 2'S, 53° 3'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 88 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Encantada (In NHM Cat)

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