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INDIANÓPOLIS

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ACHONDRITE

COARSEST OCTAHEDRITE

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IIAB

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BRAZIL - MG

1989

Iron Meteorite - Coarse Octahedrite IIAB.

PETROGRAPHY:

Kamacite band width, 10–13 mm; rich in schreibersite.

GEOCHEMISTRY:

Ni = 6.00 wt%, Cu = 125 ppm, Ga = 49.8 ppm, Ge = 104 ppm, Ir = 12 ppb.

CLASSIFICATION:

Iron Meteorite - Coarse Octahedrite IIAB.

CLASSIFIERS:

B. Spettel and R. Barto­schewitz

HISTORY:

A mass of 14.85 kg was found in July 1989 between the gravels of the Araguari River. It is a coarse octahedrite (10-13mm) of the IIAB type, reminiscent of the meteorite of Santa Luzia, found hundreds of kilometers from this location, however it is very difficult but not impossible that a mass of Santa Luzia may have been taken by someone and abandoned in this place. Source: www.meteorito.com.br

All information that does not have a specific source was extracted from the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

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