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The geologists scraped together the agreed-upon price — the equivalent of a bit more than $900 — and drove off with the fallen stone, relieved. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economic , Meteorites

Simplified: Geologists paid $900 for meteorite from Adriano Gomes

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After negotiations that included the director of the National Museum in Rio, an agreement was reached to transfer the stone to the museum, but only if the Meteoriticas reimbursed the buyer for about $... 1.000

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Simplified: Meteoriticas reimbursed $3200 to transfer meteorite to National Museum

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The ancient specimen was estimated to have formed 4.56 billion years ago and contained rare minerals like troilite. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Geology , Meteorites

Simplified: Santa Filomena chondrite formed 4.56 billion years ago containing troilite

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A collector from the United States bought the masterpiece rock from the bar owner. 1.000

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Simplified: US collector bought meteorite from bar owner in Santa Filomena

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More than 175 pounds of meteorites fell from the sky over Santa Filomena in Pernambuco State, setting off a gold rush for space rocks. 1.000

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Simplified: Over 175 pounds of meteorites fell over Santa Filomena in August 2020

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Discoveries on private land default to the landowners, but public land remains a gray area where collectors and foreign buyers are often allowed to outbid scientists for these cosmic treasures. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Meteorites

Simplified: Meteorite discoveries on private land default to landowners in Brazil

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Unlike the United States, which regulates the ownership and collection of meteorites, Brazil lacks clear laws. 1.000

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Simplified: Brazil lacks clear laws regulating meteorite ownership unlike United States

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The meteor that created it is estimated to have struck Brazil 220 million years ago. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Geology , Meteorites , Geography

Simplified: Meteor struck Brazil 220 million years ago creating Serra da Cangalha crater

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These formations are among the oldest solid materials in the solar system. 1.000

👤 Elizabeth Zucolotto and Elisa Rocha 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Geology , Meteorites , Astronomy

Simplified: Chondrite formations are oldest solid materials in solar system

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Dr. Zucolotto, as curator of Brazil’s premier meteorite collection at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, said there was significant scientific value in meteorites for nations like Brazil, where re... 1.000

👤 Elizabeth Zucolotto 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Geology , Meteorites

Simplified: Meteorites have significant scientific value for Brazil

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The two geologists said it is a chondrite composed of ancient cosmic dust and tiny molten droplets. 1.000

👤 Elizabeth Zucolotto and Elisa Rocha 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Geology , Meteorites

Simplified: Meteorite is chondrite composed of cosmic dust and molten droplets

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Over coffee, Dr. Zucolotto and Dr. Rocha examined the stony meteorite, which is slightly larger than a tennis ball and weighs about six ounces. 1.000

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Simplified: Zucolotto and Rocha examined stony meteorite larger than tennis ball weighing six ounces

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Since a meteorite fell near his home three years ago, Adriano Gomes, an evangelical Christian pastor living in tiny rural Jacilândia in the midwestern state of Goiás, recently found himself at the cen... 1.000

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Simplified: Adriano Gomes found public curiosity after meteorite fell near his Jacilândia home three years ago

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An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and public display. 1.000

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Simplified: As Meteoriticas group preserves meteorites for study and display in South America

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