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| Basic information | Name: Los Vientos 150 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LoV 150 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Chile Mass:  9.1 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 645 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 Feb 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Los Vientos 150 (LoV 150) ~24°41’S, ~69°46’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2016 March Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) History: The stone was found lying at the surface in the Atacama desert. Physical characteristics: A single, angular, brown stone with smooth surface and few remnants of fusion crust. Cut surface reveals a brown interior with small chondrules. Petrography: Well-defined chondrules (average apparent diameter 190±100 μm, N=34) mostly of type I, and small CAIs set in fine-grained iron-rich matrix. Modal abundances: chondrules+fragments 67 vol%, matrix 33% (point counting, N=138). Abundant metal and sulfides. Geochemistry: Olivine in the range Fa2.2-23.9 (mean Fa18.1±6.2, PMD=29%, N=16). Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.09±0.07 wt.% (N=16). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs6.4±5.0 Wo2.8±1.7 (N=5). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg)=5.01. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3). Estimated subtype >=3.2 based on olivine Fa PMD and Cr2O3 content. Specimens: 22 g at CEREGE. Main mass with ArtMet collection, Poland. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 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) ARTMET: Meteorites and Art, Poland (private address; updated 23 Feb 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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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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