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Los Vientos 239
Basic information Name: Los Vientos 239
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LoV 239
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Chile
Mass:help 445 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 107  (2018)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 8 Nov 2018
Data from:
  MB107
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Antofagasta
Date:21 Feb 2017
Latitude:24°42.610'S
Longitude:69°50.650'W
Mass (g):445.0
Pieces:2
Class:H4
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):19.9±0.5 (N=16)
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.2±0.5 (N=17)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.2±0.5 (N=17)
Classifier:J. Llorca, UPC
Type spec mass (g):22
Type spec location:UPC
Main mass:José Vicente Casado
Finder:José Vicente Casado - Javier Alvarez
Comments:Field name: Met-2017-026; submitted by David Allepuz
Institutions
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UPC: Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Diagonal 647, ed. ETSEIB, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Spain (institutional address; updated 3 May 2015)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Chile
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (24° 42' 37"S, 69° 50' 39"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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