Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Los Vientos 387

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Los Vientos 387

Basic information

Name: Los Vientos 387
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LoV 387
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Chile
Mass: 25 g

Classification
history:

Recommended:

H4 [explanation]

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 2 Nov 2020

Writeup

Writeup from MB 109:

Los Vientos 387 (LoV 387) 24°42’21.9’’S, 069°54’06.8’’W

Antofagasta, Chile

Find: 2017 Feb 19

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)

History: Found on gravel surface by a six-person team.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-delineated chondrules with average apparent diameter 430±210 µm ( n=32). Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:	Gravel pediment
Date:	2017 Feb 19
Latitude:	24°42'21.9''S
Longitude:	069°54'06.8''W
Mass (g):	25
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	18.8±0.2 (n=5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.4±1.9 (n=6)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.9±0.4
Magnetic suscept.:	4.93
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	6.58
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Svend Buhl
Finder:	Svend Buhl
Comments:	work name SB008; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

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)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(24° 42' 22"S, 69° 54' 7"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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