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Calama 374
Basic information Name: Calama 374
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2022
Country: Chile
Mass:help 15 g
Classification
  history:
Recommended:  H3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 690 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 7 May 2023
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Writeup from MB 112:

Calama 374        22°28.84’S, 68°44.91’W

Antofagasta, Chile

Find: 20 Nov 2022

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3)

Petrography: The meteorite is composed of well lineated chondrules, chondrule and mineral fragments and fine-grained clastic matrix. The chondrules are of BO, RO, RP, PO, POP, GO, GOP and minor CC types. Chondrule mesostasis contains isotropic glass. Olivine has sharp optical extinction.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Olivine Fa16.5±5.8 (N=25); PMD Fa=35.4%; pyroxene Fs8.7±6.0 Wo0.9±0.7 (N=22)

Data from:
  MB112
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Antofagasta
Date:20 Nov 2022
Latitude:22°28.84'S
Longitude:68°44.91'W
Mass (g):15
Pieces:1
Class:H3
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):16.5±5.8 (N=25)
Ferrosilite (mol%):8.7±6.0 (N=22)
Wollastonite (mol%):0.9±0.7 (N=22)
Classifier:Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):3
Type spec location:Vernad.
Main mass:Mr. T. Kryachko, [email protected]
Finder:Mr. T. Kryachko
Comments:Field name is 9-47; analyst T. Kryachko (Technograd, Moscow); submitted by Lorenz C.A., Vernad
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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:

Chile
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (22° 28' 50"S, 68° 44' 55"W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2687 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 2716 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 15 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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