- Esquel (meteorite)
Meteorite
Name= Esquel
Image_caption= The slice shows the crystals transparency
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Type= Stony-iron
Class=Pallasite
Group= Main Group Pallasite (MGP)
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Composition= 8.5% Ni, 21.5 ppm Ga, 55.5 ppm Ge, 0.023 ppm Ir
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Country=Argentina
Region=Esquel , Chubut
Lat_Long= coord|42|54|S|71|20|W|display=inline,title
Observed_fall= No
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Found_date= between 1927 and 1934 [http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/docs/mb29.pdf Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 29, Moscow (1964)] ]
TKW= 1500 kg
Image2_caption= A thinner sliceEsquel is a
pallasite meteorite found nearEsquel , apatagonia n town in the northwest part of the province of Chubut (Argentina ). It is one of the most beautifulmeteorite s ever found so it is also one of the most desiderablepallasite s among meteorite collectors.Pallasite s are a type ofstony-iron meteorite that when cut and polished show beautiful yellowisholivine (peridot) crystals.History
In 1951 a farmer uncovered a
meteorite in an unknown location nearEsquel while digging a hole for a water tank. The meteorite was purchased from the finders and brought to theUnited States in 1992 by meteorite expertRobert Haag . The Esquel meteorite is world wide known among collectors and meteoritical scientific community.Classification and composition
Esquel is a main group pallasite (MGP).
Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/meteorites/planets/mantle.php American Museum of Natural History: Jewels from space]
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