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INDIANÓPOLIS
Iron
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ACHONDRITE
COARSEST OCTAHEDRITE
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
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