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| Basic information | Name: Los Vientos 129 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LoV 129 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: Chile Mass:  78 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 100 approved meteorites classified as LL7. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 24 Sep 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Los Vientos 129 (LoV 129) ~24°41’S, ~69°46’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2014 Nov 13 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7) History: The meteorite was found by Bertrand Devouard while he was looking for meteorites in the Atacama desert. Physical characteristics: Full stone almost entirely covered with fusion crust with visible flow lines. Cut surface reveals a light brownish interior with rare metal flakes. Petrography: Strongly recrystallized chondritic texture with triple junctions. Plagioclase to 200 μm (average 100 μm). A few relict chondrules were observed in the 2 cm2 polished section. Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 3.33. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa29.3 (N=1). Orthopyroxene Fs24.8±0.1Wo2.0±0.3 (N=2). Classification: LL7 based on texture and Wo content of orthopyroxene Specimens: Main mass and type specimen at CEREGE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full
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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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