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A single, crusted mass weighing 1200 g fell near Iguaracu, R. R. Brooks, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Classification, olivine Fa18.8, P. Sipeira, William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois, pers. comm., 1989. 1 kg, Fundacao, Universitade de Maringa; 102 g, Massey
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Title: The Iguaracu H5 chondrite - A fall from Parana State, Brazil
Authors: Brooks, R. R., Hoashi, M., Fernandes de Lima, E., Dos Santos, M. L., Ryan, D. E., Holzbecher, J., 

The Iguaraçu meteorite, a single stone of 1200 g, fell in Paraná State, Brazil in October 1977. It is classified as an H5 ordinary chondrite with olivine of composition Fa 18.7.

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The Iguaracu (H5) meteorite fell in Parana, Brazil, in October, 1977.
A total mass of 1.2 kg was recovered.

23° 12'S, 51° 50'W



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