D'Orbigny meteorite
Meteorite found in Argentina
37°40′S 61°39′W / 37.667°S 61.650°W / -37.667; -61.650[2]D'Orbigny meteorite was found near Buenos Aires, Argentina in September 1979. It is the largest angrite found to date.[3]
History
D'Orbigny was found by a farm worker who hit it while plowing a corn field.[2] Not realising its significance he gave it to the landowner who stored it for about twenty years until reading an article on meteorites prompted him to have it analysed.[3]
As of January 2012[update] fragments of the meteorite were on sale for US$500/g.[4]
Mineralogy
Classification
See also
Glossary of meteoritics
References
- ^ a b c d e f "DIGITIZATION D'ORBIGNY". The Field Museum. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ a b "D'Orbigny". Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ a b Weir, David. "D'ORBIGNY". Meteorite Studies. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "D'Orbigny Meteorite". Meteorites-For-Sale. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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