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| Basic information | Name: Catalina 344 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Chile Mass:  232 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6426 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 31 Jan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Catalina 344 24°56’27.5"S, 69°44’18.8"W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2016 Nov 03 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed well-delineated chondrules with average apparent diameter 465±244 (n=215). Opaque minerals are metal and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa18.9±1.0, range Fa15.6-Fa20.1, Fa PMD 3.3% (n=15). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs12.8±3.8Wo1.3±1.3, range Fs4.7-Fs16.6 (n=13). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4). This meteorite is classified as H from the apparent chondrule size and 37 vol% of opaques converted to oxyhydroxides. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass at MMC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023) MMC: Museo del Meteorito, Tocopilla 401, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. or Alonso de Ercilla 1250, La Herradura, Coquimbo, Chile, Chile; Website (institutional address; updated 11 Mar 2014) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2908 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2937 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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