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Basic information | Name: Catalina 278 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Chile Mass: 10.72 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 24 approved meteorites classified as LL3.4. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 Aug 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Catalina 278 24°55’54.2"S, 69°44’15.9"W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2017 Nov 08 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3.4) Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Tightly packed chondrules. Clasts with cluster chondrite texture as defined by Metzler (2012). Based on the structural order of the polyaromatic matter assessed by Raman spectroscopy, this meteorite appears to be as metamorphosed as Chainpur (LL3.4). The Raman spectroscopy parameters of interest are FWHM-D (cm-1)=155.8±7.6, ID/IG=1.02±0.04 (see Bonal et al., 2016, figure 7). Geochemistry: Olivine Fa13.9±9.6, Fa PMD=65%, range Fa 1.1-29.7 (N=16), Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine 0.14±0.11 wt% (N=15). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs15.1±6.9Wo2.1±1.9, range Fs1.1-22.2 (N=10). Classification: LL3.4. Subtype from Raman spectroscopy. Specimens: 182 g and a polished section at CEREGE. Main mass at MMC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Data from: MB107 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) MMC: Museo del Meteorito, Tocopilla 401, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. or Alonso de Ercilla 1250, La Herradura, Coquimbo, Chile, Chile; Website (institutional address; updated 11 Mar 2014) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3384 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3413 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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