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El Médano 396 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: El Médano 396 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EM 396 Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Chile Mass: 185 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 708 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 17 Feb 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
El Médano 396 (EM 396) 24°51’S, 70°32’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2017 Jun Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) Physical characteristics: Dark stone. Cut surface reveals dark interior with lighter clasts Petrography: Apparent chondrule diameter 390±280 μm (n=35) Geochemistry: Olivine Fa22.6±4.2, PMD=15%, range Fa18.7-30.0, Cr2O3=0.03±0.02wt%, n=8. Low-ca pyroxene Fs11.7±6.8Wo1.4±0.7 range Fs2.1-17.5Wo0.5-2.0 (n=3) Specimens: 30.25 g and a polished section at CEREGE. Main mass at MMC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 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 10 Jun 2023) MMC: Museo del Meteorito, Tocopilla 401, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. or Alonso de Ercilla 1250, La Herradura, Coquimbo, Chile, Chile; Website (institutional address; updated 11 Mar 2014) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 3384 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3413 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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