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El Médano 545
Basic information Name: El Médano 545
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EM 545
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2022
Country: Chile
Mass:help 219 g
Classification
  history:
Recommended:  L5/6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 192 approved meteorites classified as L5/6.   [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:
  MB113
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:deflation surface
Date:2022 Nov 24
Latitude:24°43.01'S
Longitude:70°20.13'W
Mass (g):219.19
Pieces:1
Class:L5/6
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):24.8±0.5 (N=2)
Ferrosilite (mol%):20.4±0.0 (N=2)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6±0.1
Magnetic suscept.:4.5
Classifier:C. Brillatz, E. Jacquet (MNHNP)
Type spec mass (g):219.19
Type spec location:MNHNP
Main mass:MNHNP
Finder:Anna Musolino
Comments:Field name: MB253a; submitted by C. Brillatz
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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::   (24° 43' 1"S, 70° 20' 8"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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