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| Basic information | Name: Huacachina This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: Peru Mass:  15 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 444 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 24 Jan 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Huacachina 14°4’59"S, 75°48’54"W Ica, Peru Found: March 2014 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3) History: Antonio Vasquez found the meteorite while driving a car from the Huacachina lake to the ocean. The stone was identified as a meteorite by José M. Monzon, who provided samples for further analysis to Andre L. R. Moutinho. Physical characteristics: Single stone, weathered exterior. Saw cut reveals numerous chondrules, some up to 3 mm, brecciation and some melt veins present. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) Microprobe examination of a polished epoxy mount shows numerous porphyritic chondrules, many with mesostasis or glass. Mean apparent chondrule size 750±420 μm, n=54. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) EMPA. Chondrule olivine Fa21.9±9.9, Fe/Mn=63±30, Cr2O3=0.05±0.04 (wt%), n=17; low-Ca pyroxene Fs14.8±7.8Wo1.7±1.8, Fe/Mn=34±21, n=13. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3, W2, S4), Olivine Fa mean value and sigma, and Cr2O3 mean value and sigma similar to Chainpur (LL3.4) in Grossman and Brearley (2005). Specimens: Main mass with finder, 368 g with José M. Monzon, 620 g with Andre L. R. Moutinho and 25.2 g including microprobe mount on deposit UNM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UNM: Institute of Meteoritics
MSC03 2050
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131-1126
USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Ica, Peru This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Peru (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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