Specimen #2214

Name: Huaytiquina Ataxite Meteorite

Type: Meteorite

Locality: Salta, Argentina

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 5.6 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm

Weight: 37

Acquired: 2011-02-07

Source: The Meteorite Men

Label: N

Comment: Polished slice. Only one mass of 19.6 kilos was found in September 1998 in the Salta district of Argentina, and it was not recognized as a meteorite until 2003. One small confusion: Huaytiquina is a place name in Chile not Argentina.

Minerals: Iron (Fe) Nickel (Ni)

There are 2 pictures on file

M02214-01.jpg:

Huaytiquina Ataxite Meteorite, Salta, Argentina - 5.6 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm

M02214-02.jpg:

Huaytiquina Ataxite Meteorite, Salta, Argentina - 5.6 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm