Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Los Vientos 359

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Los Vientos 359

Basic information

Name: Los Vientos 359
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LoV 359
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Chile
Mass: 174 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 109	(2020)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 31 Jan 2020

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:	Gravel pediment
Date:	2017 Nov 12
Latitude:	24°39'09.7''S
Longitude:	069°48'50.5''W
Mass (g):	174
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.5±0.1 (n=3)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.1±0.5 (n=3)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.6±0.7
Magnetic suscept.:	4.96
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	22.7
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Sergey Vasilev
Finder:	S. Vasilev & S. Efimov
Comments:	work name SE004; Found on granodiorite pediment surface; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

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)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(24° 39' 10"S, 69° 48' 51"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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