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Rio Limay

Basic information

Name: Rio Limay
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Argentina
Mass: 280 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 80	(1996)	L5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 8686 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Writeup

Writeup from MB 80:

Rio Limay

Rio Negro Province, Argentina

Found 1995 August 5.

Ordinary Chondrite (L5).

A 280-kg stone was found by O.A. Turone and C. Oddi ~24 km NE of Quiñihuau. Mineralogy and classification (B. Mason, Smithsonian Inst.): olivine, Fa₂₃; pyroxene, Fs₁₉; plagioclase, An₁₅; shock features include black color, deformed chondrules and granulated minerals. Specimens: main mass, Asociación Hatum Pampa, Pizarro 5672, (1440) Buenos Aires, Argentina; type specimen, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, USA.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Erich Haiderer
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
David L. Ribeca
Dominik Stoeckli
Krzysztof Nowak
Phil Schmitz
Robert Zdancewicz
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Argentina

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(39° 51'S, 69° 29'W)
Recommended::	(39° 51'S, 69° 29'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Rio Negro, Argentina (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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