[meteorite-list] Re: baygorria vs. campo

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Dec 8 16:33:35 2005
Message-ID: <016001c5fc3d$a74be260$6401a8c0_at_c1720188a>

Hi again list,

Baygorria has already been studied by competent scientists and been
determined to be similar to Campo del Cielo.

Here is the entry in the Meteoritical Bulletin:

Baygorria
33 deg. S, 56degW (approx.) R?o Negro Province, Uruguay

Found 1994 July 8
Iron (IAB)
A single mass, ~80 kg, was found in a grass field near Baygorria dam.
Classification (F. Wlotzka, MPI, Mainz) and analysis (B. Spettel, Max Planck
Inst. f?r Chemie, Mainz, Germany): Ni, 6.5%; Co, 0.43%; Ga 97.8 ppm; Ge,
10.9 ppm; Ir, 3.69 ppm; composition similar to Campo del Cielo. Specimens:
main mass, contact Mr. J. Escomel, Roque Gra Seras 914, Montevideo 11300,
Uruguay; type specimen, 4.6 g, MPI, Mainz.

Note that they mentioned "Ni, 6.5%; Co, 0.43%; Ga 97.8 ppm; Ge, 10.9 ppm;
Ir, 3.69 ppm; composition similar to Campo del Cielo." This is good enough
for me.

Take Care,

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Adam Hupe
The Hupe Collection
Team LunarRock
IMCA 2185
raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
Received on Thu 08 Dec 2005 04:23:33 PM PST