D'Orbigny meteorite was found near Buenos Aires, Argentina in September 1979. It is the largest angrite found to date.[3]

D'Orbigny meteorite
A fragment of the D'Orbigny meteorite
Type	Stony
Class	Achondrite[1]
Group	Angrite[1]
Country	Argentina[1]
Region	Buenos Aires[1]
Coordinates	37°40′S 61°39′W[2]
Observed fall	No
Found date	1979-09[1]
TKW	16.55 kilograms (36.5 lb)[1]

History

D'Orbigny was found by a farm worker who hit it while plowing a corn field.[2] Not realising its significance he gave it to the landowner who stored it for about twenty years until reading an article on meteorites prompted him to have it analysed.[3]

As of January 2012^[update] fragments of the meteorite were on sale for US$500/g.[4]

Mineralogy

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Classification

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See also

Glossary of meteoritics

References