Hi Arnaud,
Atacama is the current synonym of Imilac (London NHM Catalog- Grady et al).
See:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=12025
Look at the end of the writeup for all other synonyms of Imilac.
Perou is not mentioned...(see below)
Note that Copiapo is another meteorite
Hi Carl,
Atacama is not mentioned as synonym for North Chile in the MetBull
database:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=north+chilesfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=0pnt=Normal%20tablecode=17001
Arnaud,
According to Bob Haag's Field Guide Of Meteorites in both the 10th and 12th
editions Bob lists the number 1 meteorite as Atacama, North Chile and says it
is a Hexaheddrite. Based on this info and Bob's vast amount of experience.
If I wanted a piece of Atacama , I would be looking for a
Hi List,
I've been following the list for about a year now and this is my first post. I
must say I've learned a lot from you even, sometimes, in the middle of an heated
discussion. Meteorites definitely bring a lot of passions.
I'm a geologist, French and I live in Toulouse, a busy city of SW
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Identification of 2 historical meteorites
from S America
Hi List,
I've been following the list for about a year now and this is my first
post. I
must say
The Atacama is probably this.;
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php
It is from North Chile and is a Hexahedrite.
The othetr is probably Imilac.
Carl
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