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ON February 8, 1969, a meteorite fell near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. An elemental analysis of fragments, collected shortly afterwards, was published on February 28, 19691, and showed that it contained approximately 0.3 per cent carbon. In the meantime, samples of the meteorite were collected by one of us (B. R. S.). We now report the analysis for certain organic constituents in that sample which was collected on February 15, 1969. The carbon content of the sample used in these studies was approximately 0.35 per cent.
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HAN, J., SIMONEIT, B., BURLINGAME, A. et al. Organic Analysis on the Pueblito de Allende Meteorite. Nature 222, 364–365 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222364a0
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