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Calate 016
Basic information Name: Calate 016
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: Chile
Mass:help 2 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 108  (2020)  CK5
Recommended:  CK5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 217 approved meteorites classified as CK5.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 4 Feb 2019
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Writeup from MB 108:

Calate 016        21°34.21’S, 69°38.62’W

Antofagasta, Chile

Find: 19 Oct 2016

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5)

Petrography: The meteorite is composed of fine-grained recrystallized matrix, chondrules, chondrule and mineral fragments. The matrix is comprised by olivine, minor feldspar and pyroxene grains with abundant magnetite and rare troilite. No CAIs were observed.

Geochemistry: Ni in olivine is 0.35±0.03 wt%; Magnetite (wt%): Cr 3.1±0.2; Ti 0.48±0.02; Al 0.69±0.01 (N=12).

Data from:
  MB108
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Antofagasta
Date:19 Oct 2016
Latitude:21°34.21'S
Longitude:69°38.62'W
Mass (g):2
Pieces:1
Class:CK5
Fayalite (mol%):29.3±0.2 (N=18)
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.8±0.2 (N=10)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4±0.5 (N=10)
Classifier:Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):0.77
Type spec location:Vernad.
Main mass:Mr. T. Kryachko, [email protected]
Finder:Mr. T. Kryachko
Comments:Field name is Calate Q31; analyst T. Kryachko (Technograd, Moscow); submitted by Lorenz C.A., Vernad
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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. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Timur Kryachko   
Geography:

Chile
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (21° 34' 13"S, 69° 38' 37"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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