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Sierra Gorda 021

Basic information

Name: Sierra Gorda 021
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: Chile
Mass: 565 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 108	(2020)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 3 Aug 2019

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	2018 Oct 27
Latitude:	22°30.67'S
Longitude:	69°4.93'W
Mass (g):	565
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	18.0±0.3 (N=12)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.0±0.4 (N=11)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.12±0.01 (N=11)
Classifier:	Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	92
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	Mr. M. Nepomiluev, [email protected]
Finder:	Mr. M. Nepomiluev
Comments:	field name is Calama M4-75; analyst T. Kryachko (Technograd, Moscow); submitted by Lorenz C.A., Vernad

Institutions
and collections

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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Timur Kryachko

Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 30' 40"S, 69° 4' 56"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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