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Calama 241

Basic information

Name: Calama 241
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: Chile
Mass: 950 g

Classification
history:

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H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11372 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 3 Apr 2022

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State/Prov/County:	Antofagasta
Date:	15 Mar 2021
Latitude:	22°28.95'S
Longitude:	68°59.95'W
Mass (g):	950
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	16.5±0.2 (N=12)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	14.5±1.7 (N=12)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2±0.2 (N=12)
Classifier:	Lorenz C. A., Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	179.5
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	I. Chaplygin, [email protected]
Finder:	Ilya Chaplygin
Comments:	field name is 098, 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° 28' 57"S, 68° 59' 57"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 3160 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 3189 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 14 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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