Patos de Minas (meteorite)

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Patos de Minas
Type	Octahedrite
Class	Iron IAB
Composition	Co, Ni, Ga, Cu, As, Ir and Au
Country	Brazil
Region	Minas Gerais
Coordinates	18°35′S 46°32′W / 18.583°S 46.533°W / -18.583; -46.533Coordinates: 18°35′S 46°32′W / 18.583°S 46.533°W / -18.583; -46.533
Observed fall	No
Found date	1925 and 2002
TKW	218.4 kg
Patos de Minas meteorite in the National Museum, Rio de Janeiro.
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Patos de Minas is an octahedrite meteorite. It was found in 1925 and 2002 in Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It weighs 200 kilograms (440 lb) and has average dimensions of 54 by 33 by 22 centimetres (21.3 in × 13.0 in × 8.7 in). It is rough, elongated and very weathered.^[1]

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• Collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil
• Glossary of meteoritics

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