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Calama 081

Basic information

Name: Calama 081
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: Chile
Mass: 42.3 g

Classification
history:

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H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11238 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 23 Feb 2020

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	9 Apr 2018
Latitude:	22°25.39'S
Longitude:	68°38.26'W
Mass (g):	42.3
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	17.3±0.18 (N=12)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.6±0.4 (N=12)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.9±0.5 (N=12)
Classifier:	Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	8.5
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	I. Chaplygin, [email protected]
Finder:	Chaplygin Ilya
Comments:	field name is 031, 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. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 25' 23"S, 68° 38' 16"W)

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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