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Los Vientos 346

Basic information

Name: Los Vientos 346
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LoV 346
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: Chile
Mass: 165 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 108	(2020)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 15 Dec 2019

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:	Ignimbrite Plain
Date:	2018-Feb-17
Latitude:	24°43.095'S
Longitude:	069°54.959'W
Mass (g):	165
Pieces:	1
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.9±0.3 (N=16)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	18.0±0.4 (N=16)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3±0.4 (N=16)
Classifier:	J. Llorca, UPC
Type spec mass (g):	22
Type spec location:	UPC
Main mass:	José Vicente Casado
Finder:	José Vicente Casado
Comments:	Field Name: Met-2018-057; submitted by David Allepuz

Institutions
and collections

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° 43' 6"S, 69° 54' 58"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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