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Calama 097

Basic information

Name: Calama 097
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: Chile
Mass: 40 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 109	(2020)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 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 27 Jun 2020

Data from:
  MB109
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	30 September 2018
Latitude:	22°26.01S
Longitude:	68°48.42W
Mass (g):	40
Pieces:	3
Class:	L6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	25.2±0.4 (N=12)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.3±0.4 (N=10)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.3 (N=10)
Classifier:	J. Llorca, UPC
Type spec mass (g):	8
Type spec location:	UPC
Main mass:	Alfonso Viera
Finder:	Alfonso Viera
Comments:	Submitted by Jordi Llorca (UPC)

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. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 26' 1"S, 68° 48' 25"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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