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Los Vientos 420

Basic information

Name: Los Vientos 420
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LoV 420
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: Chile
Mass: 173.1 g

Classification
history:

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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 20 Mar 2021

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	2010 Jan 20
Latitude:	24° 45.422'S
Longitude:	69° 53.521'W
Mass (g):	173.1
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	19.1±0.5 (n=5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.7±0.1 (n=3)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.9±0.1
Magnetic suscept.:	5.04
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	21
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Eric Christensen
Finder:	Eric Christensen
Comments:	work name EJ252. Chondrite with well delineated chondrules with average apparent diameter around 500 um. Chondrule mesostasis is devitrified. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.; 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 Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(24° 45' 25"S, 69° 53' 31"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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