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| Basic information | Name: San Juan 086 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: SJ 086 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Chile Mass:  490 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 70 approved meteorites classified as L6-melt breccia. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 17 Jul 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
San Juan 086 (SJ 086) 25°37’55’’S, 69°46’16’’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: November 9, 2017 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6, melt breccia) History: The meteorite was found in 2017 during a field trip in the Atacama desert. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish individual without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is composed of regions displaying chondritic textures with relict chondrules and mean plagioclase size about 60 μm, and large melt regions characterized by recrystallized shock melt containing characteristic FeNi metal and sulfide globules. Chondritic portions are crosscut by shock melt veins. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2503 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2532 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 16 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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