
		Better, higer resolution photos have been added! Welcome to my collection of meteorites. All of the items in my collection have a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mike D. Reynolds, Ph. D. Vaca Muerta \| View Full-Size Image \| « previous \| next » Type: Stony-Iron. Mesosiderite (MES) Location: Taltal, Atacoma, Chile This well-documented find was discovered before 1864 in the Atacama Desert in Chile, and contains many silicate and eucrite inclusions. Masses up to 25 kilograms were found. Vaca Muerta meteorites originally recovered were found along a cattle trail along with cow bones, thus Vaca Muerta: dead cow. When sliced, Vaca Muerta samples show a classic Mesosiderite interior. As our planets formed, violent impacts occured throughout the solar system. Some objects were impacted countless times by many different types of material that caused their parent bodies to break up, mix, and fuse again. Such was the case of the Mesosiderite, Vaca Muerta.