Collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil
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The National Museum of Brazil collections include an exhibition of meteorites discovered in Brazil and other countries.[1]
One of the most important meteorites that was on display is the Bendegó meteorite, which weighs over 5,000 kg and was discovered in 1784.[2] It survived the fire that destroyed the museum in 2018, sustaining no major damage.[3]
| Image | Name | Type | Find location | Year | TKW | Notes |
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Avanhandava | Chondrite | Avanhandava, São Paulo, Brazil | 1952 | 9.33 kg (20.6 lb) | Mostly composed of iron (27.15%) and olivine (17.3%).[4] |
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Bendegó | Iron meteorite | Bahia, Brazil | 1784 | 5,360 kg (11,820 lb) | It is the biggest iron meteorite ever found in Brazilian soil.[5] |
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Brenham | Pallasite | Kansas, United States | 1882 | 4,300 kg (9,500 lb) | |
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Campos Sales | Chondrite | Ceará, Brazil | 1991 | 23.68 kg (52.2 lb) | [6] |
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Carlton | Siderite | Hamilton County, Texas, United States | 1887 | 81.2 kg (179 lb) | [7] |
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Glen Rose | Iron | Glen Rose, Texas, United States | 1934 | 11 kg (24 lb) | |
| Henbury | Siderite | Australia | 1922 | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) | [8] | |
| Krasnojarsk | Pallasite | Russia | 1749 | 700 kg (1,500 lb) | [9] | |
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Pará de Minas | Siderite | Minas Gerais, Brazil | 1934 | 112 kg (247 lb) | |
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Patos de Minas | Octahedrite | Minas Gerais, Brazil | 1925 | 218.4 kg (481 lb) | Composed of iron and nickel.[10] |
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Pirapora | Siderite | Minas Gerais, Brazil | 1888 | 6.18 kg (13.6 lb) | Composed of iron and nickel.[11] |
| Santa Catharina | Siderite | Santa Catarina, Brazil | 1875 | 7,000 kg (15,000 lb) | [12] | |
| São João Nepomuceno | Siderite | São João Nepomuceno, Brazil | 1960 | 15.3 kg (34 lb) | [13] |
