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| Basic information | Name: Chug Chug 113 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Chile Mass:  241 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2930 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 31 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Chug Chug 113 22°28.886’S, 69°10.817’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 28 Oct 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: The meteorite (1 piece) was found in autumn 2019 by Atali Agakhanov during a meteorite searching expedition organized by Timur Kryachko. Physical characteristics: Total mass is about 241 g. The interior and surface are rusty brown to dark brown. Petrography: (K.A. Konovalova, FMMR). Petrographic observation of a polished section shows that meteorite consist of coarse grain matrix with nonporphyritic chondrules with unclear boundaries. The matrix minerals are olivine, low-Ca pyroxene, high-Ca pyroxene and plagioclase. Metal and troilite are a little oxidized (weathearing grade W0/1). Geochemistry: Mineral composition and Geochemistry: EDS analyses (A. Agakhanov, K. Konovalova, FMMR). Olivine 26.42±0.46 (N=20), Low-Ca pyroxene Fs22.8±0.3Wo1.56±0.24 (N=20), high-Ca pyroxene Fs16.8±1.4Wo44.88±0.65 (N=4), plagioclase Ab80.0An12.1Or7.8 (N=6). Composition of kamacite (in wt. %, n = 4): Fe - 90.58, Ni - 7.43, Co - 0.81, taenite (in wt. %, n = 3): Fe - 75.04, 26.11, 0.71 Classification: (K. A. Konovalova, FMMR). Ordinary chondrite. LL6, S1, W0/1. Specimens: Main mass and thin section - FMMR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
FMMR: Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Leninskiy prospekt 18 korpus 2, Moscow, Russia, 119071, Russia; Website (institutional address; updated 24 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 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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