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Name: DISTRITO QUEBRACHO.
The place of fall or discovery: Distrito Quebracho, Parana department, Entre Rios pro­vince, Argentina; Lat = 31°53' S, Long = 60°28' W.
Date of fall or discovery: FALL, March 13, 1951, approximately 20 hrs.
Class and type: STONY, chondrite.
Number of individual specimens: 1.
Total weight: 400 gr.
Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The fall of the meteorite was accompanied by intensive luminosity, detonations and prolonged thunder. The meteorite fell in a kitchen garden and a sharp stroke was heard. The stone, partially incrustate was found the following morning in the ground.

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The Distrito Quebracho (H4) meteorite fell in Entre Rios, Argentina, on the 13th March, 1957.
A total mass of 400 g was recovered.

31° 53'S, 60° 28'W



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