Country:
Argentina
State/District:
Santa Fe Province
Date of fall/find:
Found 1995, September 23
Total known weight:
160 kg
Number of pieces:
1
Type:
Ordinary chondrite. H5
Meteoritical Bulletin record: Click here
A 160-kg stone was found while plowing. Mineralogy and classification (B. Mason, Smithsonian Inst.): olivine, Fa19; pyroxene, Fs17; meteorite is somewhat weathered, contains ~25% Ni-Fe plus FeS. Specimens: main mass, Asociación Hatum Pampa, Pizarro 5672, (1440) Buenos Aires, Argentina; type specimen, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, USA.