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Sierra Gorda 016

Basic information

Name: Sierra Gorda 016
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: Chile
Mass: 28.9 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 108	(2020)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11372 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 22 Apr 2019

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	24 Oct 2018
Latitude:	22°30.97'S
Longitude:	69°7.52'W
Mass (g):	28.88
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	17.6±0.4 (N=13)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.4±0.2 (N=12)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.2 (N=12)
Classifier:	Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	7.8
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	Mr. T. Kryachko, [email protected]
Finder:	Mr. T. Kryachko
Comments:	field name is Calama 4-50(2); analyst T. Kryachko (Technograd, Moscow); submitted by Lorenz C.A., 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. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Timur Kryachko

Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 30' 58"S, 69° 7' 31"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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