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| Basic information | Name: Los Vientos 515 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LoV 515 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Chile Mass:  31.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8974 approved meteorites (plus 5 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 29 Jul 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 112:
Los Vientos 515 (LoV 515) 24.662592°S, 69.836911°W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2019 Oct 31 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) Petrography (E. Jacquet, C. Brillatz, MNHNP): Ordinary chondrite with sparse discernible chondrules, plagioclase (generally <50 µm) somewhat more calcic than in most EOCs (as observed in some highly shocked samples; Rubin 1992), occasionally showing interconnected networks (one with aligned micron-size olivine grains) but pyroxene without augite exsolution lamella, mm-size metal and polycrystalline troilite, the latter also present as small (<10 µm) grains scattered throughout the silicates; no evident shock vein. Geochemistry: Mineral composition and geochemistry: plagioclase An17.9±1.4Ab76.0±1.6Or6.1±3.0 (N=2); clinopyroxene Fs9.8±0.7Wo41.5±1.5 (N=3); orthopyroxene FeO/MnO = 28.5 (N=3) Classification: This is a shocked ordinary chondrite (perhaps S5 or S6), which has undergone localized melting of plagioclase and troilite. The pre-shock petrologic type is somewhat blurred but may be close to 5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB112 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Cartier C., Consolmagno G., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Miao B. and Zhang B. (2024) The Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 112. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 59, 1820–1823. ?
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3632 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 3661 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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