Serra Pelada: the first Amazonian Meteorite fall is a Eucrite (basalt) from Asteroid 4-Vesta

Serra Pelada: the first Amazonian Meteorite fall is a Eucrite (basalt) from Asteroid 4-Vesta

ABSTRACT Serra Pelada is the newest Brazilian eucrite and the first recovered fall from Amazonia (State of Pará, Brazil, June 29th 2017). In this paper, we report on its petrography, chemistry, mineralogy and its magnetic properties. Study of four thin sections reveals that the meteorite is brecciat...

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Main Authors: MARIA ELIZABETH ZUCOLOTTO, AMANDA A. TOSI, CAIO V.N. VILLAÇA, ANDRÉ L.R. MOUTINHO, DIANA P.P. ANDRADE, FABIANO FAULSTICH, ANGELO M.S. GOMES, DEBORA C. RIOS, MARCILIO C. ROCHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2018-02-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Serra Pelada
meteorite
eucrite
Vesta
Brazilian Meteorite
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018005001101&lng=en&tlng=en

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