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Basic information | Name: Los Vientos 160 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LoV 160 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Chile Mass: 1.72 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 270 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 Mar 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Los Vientos 160 (LoV 160) ~24°41’S, ~69°46’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2013 Nov 06 Classification: Mesosiderite History: A single stone was found in the Atacama desert by Matthieu Gounelle on 2013 November 6. Physical characteristics: A small irregular brown stone. Cut surface reveals a brownish interior with abundant mm size metal grains. Petrography: Main minerals are pyroxene (to 1 mm), plagioclase, and FeNi metal. Accessory troilite, silica,, chromite, merrilite. Modal abundances: pyroxene 61 vol%, plagioclase 20 vol%, opaques 19 vol% (point counting, N=142). Geochemistry: Orthopyroxene Fs29.5±0.5 Wo2.6±0.1, FeO/MnO=31.0 (N=4). Plagioclase An87.7±2.8Ab12.1±2.8Or0.2±0.0 (N=5). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 5.28. Classification: Mesosiderite Specimens: Type specimen and main mass at CEREGE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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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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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 3417 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3446 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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