Angra dos Reis (stone)
Seen to fall in 1869 in Brazil · 1.5 kg recovered · Angrite
Angra dos Reis (stone) is the only fall in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) classed Angrite. It is one of 19 other achondrites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Other achondrites
- Recorded position
- 22.967° S, 44.317° W
The map is centred on Angra dos Reis (stone). Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Angra dos Reis (stone) is Ibitira, 337 km to the north. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Angra dos Reis (stone).
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibitira | 1957 | Eucrite-mmict | 2.5 kg | 337 km north |
| 2 | Varre-Sai | 2010 | L5 | 2.5 kg | 356 km north-east |
| 3 | Sete Lagoas | 1908 | H4 | 350 g | 389 km north |
| 4 | Conquista | 1965 | H4 | 20 kg | 482 km north-west |
| 5 | São Jose do Rio Preto | 1962 | H4 | 927 g | 575 km north-west |
| 6 | Uberaba | 1903 | H5 | 40 kg | 580 km north-west |
What Angrite means
Angrite is the label for an angrite, a basaltic achondrite among the oldest igneous rocks known.
Angra dos Reis (stone) in Brazil’s record
Angra dos Reis (stone) is the second-earliest of the 22 falls recorded in Brazil. By recovered mass Angra dos Reis (stone) comes 16th of 22 there. The fall recorded before Angra dos Reis (stone) in Brazil is Macau (1836); the next is Santa Barbara (1873).
The 1860s
Angra dos Reis (stone) is one of 56 falls dated to the 1860s. Elsewhere, the record lists six other falls in 1869, among them Kernouve in France, Hessle in Sweden, Tjabe in Indonesia.