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Campo del Cielo meteorite, Gran Chaco, Doce de Octubre Department, Chaco, Argentina
Latitude: 27°36'44"S
Longitude: 61°40'51"W
Longitude: 61°40'51"W
One of the world's most abundant meteorites, over a hundred tons having been found scattered over a wide region.
The impact is estimated to have happened 4000 to 6000 years ago.
At present all specimens that were found are preserved and showed in the Park and Reservation named "Pigüen O´xana" in the "Campo del Cielo" locality.
Elevation: 93 m. above sea level.
Mineral List
23 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.
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References
Bunch, T.E., Keil, K., Olsen, E. (1970) Mineralogy and Petrology of Silicate Inclusions in Iron Meteorites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 25, 297-340.
Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400,
Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309.
Frederick R. Park, Theodore E. Bunch, Tadeusz B. Massalski, A study of the silicate inclusions and other phases in the Campo del Cielo meteorite, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Volume 30, Issue 4, April 1966, Pages 399-400,
Cabanillas, E. D., & Palacios, T. A. (2006). An hexahedrite meteorite from the Campo del Cielo Fall. Planetary and Space Science, 54(3), 303-309.
External Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_del_Cielo
http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/campo.htm
http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/campo.htm
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