Imilac, Pallasite
The Imilac pallasite was known to native peoples in the region for hundreds of years. It was first brought to the attention …
Vaca Muerta, “Eucrite”
Vaca Muerta is a mesosiderite: a stony-iron meteorite characterized as a mixture of core, mantle, and crustal material, all mixed together by …
Tamarugal, IIIAB
Tamarugal was discovered in Chile in 1903. It is one of a handful of ‘ancient’ meteorites, with a terrestrial age of approximately …
Uasara, IIAB
Meteoritical Bulletin entry for Uasara. Sierra Gorda and Negrillos are both described as being heavily weathered in Vagn F. Buchwald’s Handbook of …