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| Basic information | Name: El Pozo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Mexico Mass:  460 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8831 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
El Pozo Chihuahua , Mexico Found 1998 summer Ordinary chondrite (L5) Two pieces totaling 460 g were found by Sr. Manuel Flores Navarro while he was plowing. Classification and mineralogy (G. Sánchez–Rubio and A. M. Reyes–Salas, CU ): olivine, Fa23.6; pyroxene, Fs22.2. Specimens: location of main mass unknown; type specimen, CU . | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
CU: Instituto de Geología (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Apartado Postal 70-296, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico (institutional address; updated 28 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Chihuahua, Mexico (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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