Esquel (meteorite)
id:
esquel-meteorite-265-2814299
title:
Esquel (meteorite)
text:
Esquel is a meteorite found near Esquel, a Patagonian town in the northwest part of the province of Chubut in Argentina. It is a pallasite, a type of stony–iron meteorite that when cut and polished shows yellowish olivine (peridot) crystals. In 1951 a farmer uncovered a meteorite in an unknown location near Esquel while digging a hole for a water tank. The meteorite was purchased from the finders and taken to the United States in 1992 by meteorite expert Robert Haag. The Esquel pallasite is know
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Meteorite found in Argentina
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquel_(meteorite)
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-25T20:18:10Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q5399225","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5399225"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Esquel.jpg","width":2736,"height":2014}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15