GUANACO

Specimen weight: 333.5 grams

Endcut

This meteorite was found in 2000, near Aguas Verde, Atacama Desert, Chile. It is an Iron, IIG. The piece was a single mass weighing 13.1 kg. This is the 5th member of the IIG class of meteorites. This allows the class to become official.

This is a photo of the mass before cutting. Courtesy of Atacama Desert Meteorites.