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| Basic information | Name: Morro la Mina This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1986 Country: Chile Mass:  1430 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 67:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Morro la Mina Antofagasta, Chile Found 1986, November 19 Stone. Ordinary chondrite (H5). A single mass weighing 1430 g was found in the Atacama Desert during an investigation of the Imilac strewnfield (H. Pederson (1988) pers. comm.). Olivine analysis, Fa19.8, classification, A. L. Graham, BM(NH). 1.4 kg now in the University de la Serena, Chile. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 67, Meteoritics 24, 57-60 (1989)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3440 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3469 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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