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Fig. 9 Meteorite
“Gancedo” in the Parque
Provincial de los
Meteoritos, Chaco,
Argentina. It is a
hexahedrite unearthed in
the area in 2016. Its weight
is just over 30 tons
Fig. 10 Small meteoric
fragments inside the site
museum of the Parque
Provincial de los
Meteoritos, Chaco,
Argentina. They are
hexahedrites of the same
dispersion as the larger
pieces already mentioned.
Many of these pieces are
found above the soil
surface or at shallow
depths in the bush and
fields of the area. All the
meteorites in Argentina are
protected by law as natural
and cultural heritage
A. M. López