Abstract
The Maria Elena meteorite was presented to the United States National Museum, Washington, D. C., late in 1935, through the agency of Mr. Mark C. Bandy. The donors were Mr. Coope, Manager of the Oficina MariaElena, Antofagasta, Chile, and Sr. Fernando Araya Valdes of the same company. Very little is known about the earlier history of this iron meteorite. It was not a witnessed fall but was found in the Chilean desert. It is reported that it was originally thought to be a mass of silver. Before its presentation to the Museum, a hole about one half inch in diameter had been drilled through the center along the shorter axisapparently for the purpose of sampling the mass.
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