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Calama 223

Basic information

Name: Calama 223
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: Chile
Mass: 7.7 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 19 Mar 2022

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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	24 Mar 2021
Latitude:	22°25.27'S
Longitude:	68°38.82'W
Mass (g):	7.7
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	17.8±0.3 (N=12)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.7±0.3 (N=12)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2±0.2 (N=12)
Classifier:	Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	2.5
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	Mr. T. Kryachko, [email protected]
Finder:	Mr. T. Kryachko
Comments:	Field name is 7-43; analyst T. Kryachko (The Russian system of quality, 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. 111, in preparation (2022)

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Geography:

Chile

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 25' 16"S, 68° 38' 49"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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