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El Médano 415
Basic information Name: El Médano 415
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EM 415
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: Chile
Mass:help 105.7 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 108  (2020)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12727 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 15 Dec 2019
Data from:
  MB108
  Table 0
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State/Prov/County:Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:Ignimbrite plain
Date:2018 Oct 27
Latitude:24°48.119'S
Longitude:070°00.023'W
Mass (g):105.7
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S5
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):25.7±0.5 (N=10)
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.1±0.5 (N=10)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.0±0.4 (N=10)
Classifier:J. Llorca, UPC
Type spec mass (g):27
Type spec location:UPC
Main mass:Carlos Alonso
Finder:Carlos Alonso
Comments:Field name: Duo II (011); submitted by David Allepuz
Institutions
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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. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Geography:

Chile
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (24° 48' 7"S, 70° 0' 1"W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3417 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 3446 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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