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Imilac
Basic information Name: Imilac
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1822
Country: Chile
Mass:help 920 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Pallasite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Pallasite-Main gr
Recommended:  Pallasite, PMG    [explanation]

This is 1 of 58 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
Buchwald The following entries were found for Imilac in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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Geography:

Chile
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (24° 12'S, 68° 48'W)
     Recommended::   (24° 12' 12"S, 68° 48' 24"W)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3417 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 3446 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Antofagasta (In NHM Cat)
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Campo del Puchara (In NHM Cat)
Caracoles (In NHM Cat)
Catamarca (In NHM Cat)
Catamarka (In NHM Cat)
Del Parque (In NHM Cat)
Gran Chaco (pallasite) (In NHM Cat)
Ilimaes (pallasite) (In NHM Cat)
Imilac 001 (Namesake of new DCA)
La Encantada (In NHM Cat)
La Rioja (In NHM Cat)
Ollague (In NHM Cat)
Peine (In NHM Cat)
Port Orford (In NHM Cat)
Potosi (In NHM Cat)
Salta (In NHM Cat)
San Pedro (In NHM Cat)
San Pedro de Atacama (In NHM Cat)
Toconao (In NHM Cat)
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