TY  - BOOK
AU  - Acevedo,Rogelio Daniel
AU  - Rocca,Maximiliano C.L.
AU  - García,Víctor Manuel
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Catalogue of Meteorites from South America
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences, South America and the Southern Hemisphere,
SN  - 9783319019253
AV  - QB600-701 
U1  - 523.4 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Earth sciences
KW  - Mineralogy
KW  - Planetology
KW  - Space sciences
KW  - Earth Sciences
KW  - Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences
N1  - Introduction -- Argentina -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Ecuador -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Uruguay -- Venezuela
N2  - The first Catalogue of Meteorites from South America includes new specimens never previously reported, while doubtful cases and pseudometeorites have been deliberately omitted. The falling of these objects is a random event, but the sites where old meteorites are found tend to be focused in certain areas, e.g. in the deflation surfaces in Chile’s Atacama Desert, due to favorable climate conditions and ablation processes. Our Catalogue provides basic information on each specimen like its provenance and the place where it was discovered (in geographic co-ordinates and with illustrative maps), its official name, its classification type (class, and if applicable, weathering grade and shock stage), if it was seen falling or was found by chance, its total mass or weight, the institution where it is held, and the most important bibliographic references about it
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01925-3
ER  -