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Paposo
Basic information Name: Paposo
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Chile
Mass:help 2 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 2
  Line 84:
State/Prov/County:II Region, Antofagasta
Date:10 Jan 2001
Latitude:25°8.6'S
Longitude:70°19.2'W
Mass (g):~2000
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):33
Ferrosilite (mol%):27
Classifier:M. Valenzuela, Chil
Type spec mass (g):70
Main mass:E. Stucken
Finder:E. Stucken
Institutions
   and collections
Chil: Departamento de Geología Facultad de Cs. Fís. y Matem. Universidad de Chile Plaza Ercilla 803 Santiago, Chile 8370450, Chile (institutional address; updated 28 Feb 2021)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Chile
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (25° 8' 36"S, 70° 19' 12"W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3417 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 3446 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Paposo 001 (Approved by nomcom Sept 2011)

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