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Sierra Gorda 001

Basic information

Name: Sierra Gorda 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Chile
Mass: 1013 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 8831 approved meteorites (plus 4 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 11 May 2018

Data from:
  MB107
  Table 0
  Line 0:

State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	21 Oct 2017
Latitude:	22°30.15'S
Longitude:	69°4.87'W
Mass (g):	1013
Pieces:	1
Class:	L5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	25.1±0.4 (N=25)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.0±0.2 (N=24)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.3 (N=24)
Classifier:	C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	130.3
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	Mr. T. Kryachko, [email protected]
Finder:	Mr. T. Kryachko
Comments:	Field name is Calama50; analist V. V. Kozlov (Oxford Instruments, Moscow). A stone of irregular shape has a smooth surface that is covered by dark-brown fusion crust.; submitted by C. A. Lorenz (Vernad)

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. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Timur Kryachko

Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 30' 9"S, 69° 4' 52"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 3160 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 3189 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 14 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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