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Calama 020

Basic information

Name: Calama 020
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Chile
Mass: 144 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	LL5
Recommended:			LL5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 3298 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 9 Oct 2018

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	15 Oct 2017
Latitude:	22°18.21'S
Longitude:	68°33.02'W
Mass (g):	144
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL5
Fayalite (mol%):	30.8±1.5 (N=17)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	24.3±0.4 (N=10)
Wollastonite (mol%):	2±0.2 (N=10)
Classifier:	Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	27
Type spec location:	Vernad.
Main mass:	Mr. T. Kryachko, [email protected]
Finder:	Mr. T. Kryachko
Comments:	The meteorite is metamorphosed clastic breccia. Field name is Calama 3-20; analyst T. Kryachko (Technograd, Moscow); submitted by Lorenz C.A., Vernad

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 18' 13"S, 68° 33' 1"W)

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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