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| Basic information | Name: Catalina 004 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: Chile Mass:  37.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 273 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 23 Oct 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 101:
Catalina 004 25°14’S, 69°43’W Antofagasta, Chile Found: 2010 Feb 10 Classification: Mesosiderite History: A single stone was found on a deflation surface in the Atacama desert, Chile, by Rodrigo Hiriart in February 2010. Physical characteristics: A single stone of 37.5 g Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Silicates are mainly orthopyroxene and plagioclase. No olivine was observed. A large (> cm) poykilitic pyroxene-plagioclase clast is present. Metal grains typically 100 to 500 μm, up to 1.5 mm. Modal abundances: pyroxene 55%, plagioclase 27%, FeNi metal 13%, troilite 2%, silica (tridymite) 1%, weathering products 2%. Merrillite and chromite are present. Rare rutile. Magnetic susceptibility log χ = 5.62 (χ in 10-9 m3/kg). Geochemistry: Orthopyroxene Fs35.7±1.4Wo3.3±0.4, FeO/MnO=24.6 (n=13). Plagioclase An92.7Ab6.9Or0.4. Chromite Cr/(Cr+Al)=0.82. Classification: Mesosiderite (type A). Weathering is moderate. Specimens: 10 g, one polished section, and one thin section are on deposit at CEREGE. Main mass MMC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023) MMC: Museo del Meteorito, Tocopilla 401, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. or Alonso de Ercilla 1250, La Herradura, Coquimbo, Chile, Chile; Website (institutional address; updated 11 Mar 2014) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3442 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3471 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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