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| Basic information | Name: Chug Chug 096 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Chile Mass:  585 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 682 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 10 Apr 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Chug Chug 096 22°28.80’S, 69°7.75’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 19 Oct 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) Petrography: The meteorite has a brecciated texture with angular chondrite fragments of 0.5-3 cm in size. Olivine shows strong mosaicism and planar deformation features. Metal-troilite assemblages and silicate melt pockets are present. The breccia matrix is composed of chondrules and chondrule fragments, mineral grains and fine-grained clastic material. Olivine in the breccia matrix shows weak mosaicism. Some areas of the breccia have melt rock matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa PMD = 11.9% (n=43). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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 Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2503 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2532 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 16 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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