Specimen #2209

Name: Uruacu Meteorite

Type: Meteorite

Locality: Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 12.8 x 19.3 x 0.4 cm

Weight: 500

Acquired: 2011-02-07

Source: Brazilian Dealer, Tucson

Label: N

Comment: Found in 1992. It is classified as an Iron, (IAB) octahedrite. Uruacu is chemically similar to Campo del Cielo, however structurally it is not at all similar. It is a schreibersite and cohenite rich IAB that is extremely stable, and has beautiful etch patterns full of Neumann lines.

Minerals: Iron (Fe)

There are 2 pictures on file

M02209-01.jpg:

Uruacu Meteorite, Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil - 12.8 x 19.3 x 0.4 cm

M02209-02.jpg:

Uruacu Meteorite, Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil - 12.8 x 19.3 x 0.4 cm