Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Itutinga

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Itutinga

Basic information

Name: Itutinga
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1960
Country: Brazil
Mass: 3.2 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIIAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IIIA
Recommended:			Iron, IIIAB [explanation]

This is 1 of 338 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all]
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Buchwald

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

Entry for Itutinga, volume 2, page 688

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Don Cuarzo
Suzanne De Paula

Geography:

Brazil

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(21° 20'S, 44° 40'W)
Recommended::	(21° 20'S, 44° 40'W)

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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