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| Basic information | Name: El Médano 478 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EM 478 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Chile Mass:  1365 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 104 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, Ordinary chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 8 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
El Médano 478 (EM 478) 24°42.156’S, 70°03.713’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H) Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrules in a shock-darkened matrix containing abundant metal-troilite eutectic mixtures, and abundant ~100 µm vesicles. Classification: Equilibrated H chondrite, shock darkened. Assigning a petrographic type is difficult in view of the pervasive melting of the matrix. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with ArtMet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018) ARTMET: Meteorites and Art, Poland (private address; updated 23 Feb 2018) |
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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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