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| Basic information | Name: Catalina 300 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Chile Mass:  380 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 612 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 11 Dec 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Catalina 300 25°14’S, 69°43’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2018 March Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) Physical characteristics: Dark stone. Cut surface reveals chondrules and CAIs set in a dark matrix. Petrography: Chondrules with average size 1350 μm (n=10) and CAIs set in fine grained matrix (45vol%, from point counting n=207). Abundant sulfides and magnetite, rare metal. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa4.7±6.1, PMD=11%, range Fa0.2-14.9 (n=7), Cr2O3 in ferroan olivine is 0.58±0.78wt% (n=5). Low-ca pyroxene Fs1.0Wo0.6 (n=1) Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3, oxidized subgroup) Specimens: 23 g and a polished section at CEREGE. Main mass with Luc Labenne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 29 Oct 2018) Labenne: 23, rue de Esperance, 75013 Paris, France; Website (private address; updated 29 Aug 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2687 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2716 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 15 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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