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Los Vientos 459

Basic information

Name: Los Vientos 459
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LoV 459
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Chile
Mass: 74.8 g

Classification
history:

Recommended:

H3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 694 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 22 Dec 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

Los Vientos 459 (LoV 459) 24°39’53.4’’S, 069°55’58.2’’W

Antofagasta, Chile

Find: 2017 Feb 20

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3)

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Matrix-poor chondrite with well-delineated chondrules. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_20.5±3.5, range Fa_17.3-26.8, Fa PMD 13%, Cr₂O₃ 0.09±0.09 wt% (n=5). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_16.0±2.1Wo_1.2±0.6, range Fs_13.2-18.8(n=6).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3). H group based on magnetic susceptiblity.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Andreas Koppelt.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Origin or pseudonym:	Gravel pediment
Date:	2017 Feb 20
Latitude:	24°39'53.4''S
Longitude:	069°55'58.2''W
Mass (g):	74.8
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	20.5±3.5 (n=5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.0±2.1 (n=6)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2±0.6
Magnetic suscept.:	5.15
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	18.1
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Andreas Koppelt
Finder:	Andreas Koppelt
Comments:	work name AK017; 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° 39' 53"S, 69° 55' 58"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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