Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Catalina 823

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Catalina 823

Basic information

Name: Catalina 823
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: Chile
Mass: 100.7 g

Classification
history:

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L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 13053 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 4 Feb 2024

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:	deflation surface
Date:	2019 Oct 30
Latitude:	25°5.65'S
Longitude:	69°54.49'W
Mass (g):	100.65
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	25.2±0.8 (N=6)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.0±1.7 (N=5)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5±0.2
Magnetic suscept.:	4.44
Classifier:	C. Brillatz, E. Jacquet (MNHNP)
Type spec mass (g):	100.65
Type spec location:	MNHNP
Main mass:	MNHNP
Finder:	Clara Maurel
Comments:	Field name: GA055; submitted by C. Brillatz

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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 113, in preparation (2024)

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(25° 5' 39"S, 69° 54' 29"W)

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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