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| Basic information | Name: Pampa (b) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1986 Country: Chile Mass:  10 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L4/5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 65:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE PAMPA (b), CHILE, STONY METEORITE Name: PAMPA (b) Place of find: About 10 km N. of Pampa, between Antofagasta and Mejillones, Antofagasta, Chile. 23°12'S., 70°26'W Date of find: March 2, 1986 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L5). Olivine Fa25. Number of individual specimens: 2 Total weight: 10 kg, approximately Circumstances of find: Found by a Chilean prospector. Source: W. Zeitschel, PO. Box 2340, Hanau, West Germany; A.L. Graham, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, U.K. Note: Petrographically distinct from Pampa (a); the (a) and (b) stones have different exposure ages, L. Schultz and H. Weber, priv comm. 1987. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 65, Meteoritics 22, 157-163 (1987)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2503 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2532 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 16 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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