Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for El Médano 260

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El Médano 260

Basic information

Name: El Médano 260
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EM 260
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: Chile
Mass: 17 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 103	(2014)	L3.10
Recommended:			L3.10 [explanation]

This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites classified as L3.10. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 21 Dec 2014

Data from:
  MB103
  Table 0
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:	deflation surface
Date:	2013 Nov 10
Latitude:	~24°51'S
Longitude:	~70°32'W
Mass (g):	17
Pieces:	4
Class:	L3.10
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	19.4±10.3 (PMD 46%, N=23)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	14.1±7.0 (PMD 34%, N=7)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2±1.2
Magnetic suscept.:	4.08
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	10
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	CEREGE
Finder:	Roger Fu
Comments:	Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine is 0.28±0.23 wt.% (N=22) indicate subtype 3.10. Mean chondrule size 660±430 um (N=66) and magnetic susceptibility indicate L classification.; submitted by J. Gattacceca

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)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(24° 51'S, 70° 32'W)

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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