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| Basic information | Name: El Médano 481 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EM 481 Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Chile Mass:  3.07 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 639 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 11 Nov 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
El Médano 481 (EM 481) 24°48’05.3"S, 70°05’49.5"W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2019 Jan 09 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3) Physical characteristics: Brownish stone. Cut surface reveals brown interior with small chondrules. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well delineated small chondrules (~150 µm) set in an abundant fine-grained iron-rich matrix. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite. Small CAIs are present. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa14.9±13.1, range Fa0.6-35.8 (n=6). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3). Likely paired with El Médano 216 Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass at MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 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 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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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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