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| Basic information | Name: Rancho Gomelia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1975 Country: Mexico Mass:  15.65 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 351 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 58:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE RANCHO GOMELIA, MEXICO, IRON METEORITE Name: RANCHO GOMELIA Place of find: About 85 km NNW of Durango, Durango, Mexico. 24° 31'N., 105° 15'W. Date of find: 1975 Class and type: Iron. Medium octahedrite (0.8 mm). Group IIIB, 9.7% Ni, 16.4 ppm Ga, 28.8 ppm Ge, 0.013 ppm Ir. Number of individual specimens: 2 Total weight: 15.65 kg. Circumstances of find: Not reported. Both masses in Tempe, Arizona State University. Source: C.F. Lewis and C.B. Moore, 1976. Catalogue of Meteorites, Arizona State University and A. Kracher et al., 1980. Chemical classification of iron meteorites - IX. A new group (IIF), revision of IAB and IIICD and data on 57 additional irons. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 44, 773. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 58, Meteoritics 15, 235-240 (1980)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Durango, Mexico This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Poscente (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||