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| Basic information | Name: Los Vientos 250 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LoV 250 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Chile Mass:  98.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 418 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 2 Dec 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Los Vientos 250 (LoV 250) 24°41.093’S, 69°50.533’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 8 Feb 2018 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) Physical characteristics: Single stone partially covered by fusion crust with flow lines. Sawn surface shows a yellowish-orange interior with abundant opaque grains and metal. Petrography: Thin section shows pyroxene (95 vol%) grains up to 6 mm in the long dimension with abundant shock veins. Chromite spinel grains (3 vol%) are well scattered through the sample and measure up to 3 mm and are usually associated to iron oxide. Metal grains (2 vol%) are in the range 1-3 mm. Olivine occurrence is rare. Additional minerals are Si polymorphs, FeS and Ti-spinel. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene composition in the range Fs23.2-23.5Wo0.9-1.2 (mean Fs23.4±0.2Wo1.0±0.2, N=8), with FeO/MnO=26.0±1.2. Mean olivine composition is Fa35.3±0.2 (N=2). Chromite exhibits Cr/(Cr+Al) values of 0.82±0.05 (N=8). Metal is Ni-free. No plagioclase has been found in the section studied. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
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, in preparation (2018)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1270 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1297 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 7 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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