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Limón Verde 017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Limón Verde 017 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Chile Mass: 315 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 840 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 19 Mar 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 112:
Limón Verde 017 22°30.05’S, 68°46.08’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 19 Nov 2022 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) Petrography: The meteorite mainly is composed of chondrules and the minor chondrule fragments and fine-grained matrix. The chondrules are well outlined. Some of them are surrounded by the metal-troilite rims. Average chondrule diameter is 702±347 µm (N=70). The chondrules are of PO, POP, RP, granular olivine-pyroxene and granular olivine types. Barred and cryptocrystalline chondrules are rare. The chondrule mesostasis is isotropic glass. Olivine has undulatory extinction and irregular fractures. The metal (1.1 vol.%) and troilite mainly form irregular, poorly outlined aggregates and fine separated grains in the chondrule interstitions. At places the metal and troilite veinlets cross the silicate grains. Fe,Ni hydroxide is accessory phase. Geochemistry: Olivne Fa PMD = 65.6%. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB112 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 112, in preparation (2023)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 3417 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3446 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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