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| Basic information | Name: Quijingue This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1984 Country: Brazil Mass:  59 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 56 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. [show all] Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 26 May 2009: Revised pallasite classifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 83:
Quijingue Bahia, Brazil Found ~1984 Pallasite A 59 kg meteorite was found ~1 m underground by a farmer digging holes to plant trees. It was given by the farmer’s son to a miner, Aparecido Crespi, who had the object identified. Classification and analysis (M. E. Zucolotto, MNRJ; J. T. Wasson, UCLA): olivine, ~70 vol%; Ni content of metal, 7.5 wt%; weathering grade, W3. Specimens: main mass, A. Crespi, Sao Paulo, Brazil; type specimen, 650 g, MNRJ. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
MNRJ: Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 20940-040, Brazil (institutional address; updated 26 Dec 2011) 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. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Bahia, Brazil (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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