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| Basic information | Name: Catalina 009 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: Chile Mass:  5.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 188 approved meteorites classified as CR2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Mar 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Catalina 009 25°14’S, 69°43’W Antofagasta, Chile Found: 2012 Feb Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CR2) History: A single stone was found in the Atacama desert in February 2012 by Michael Warner. Physical characteristics: A single rusty stone. Large chondrules up to mm are visible at the surface. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca. CEREGE) Chondrule:matrix ratio is 3:2. Chondrules up to 2 mm (average diameter 1.1 mm) are often rimmed by metal. Most chondrules are type I, but a few type II chondrules were observed. Large metal blebs up to 700 μm in diameter are found in the chondrules and in the matrix. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa1.3-4.1, FeO/MnO=10.3, orthopyroxene Fs2.4Wo0.6, high-Ca pyroxene Fs1.8Wo39.0. Some chondrules contain Plagioclase An89.8Ab10.0Or0.2. Magnetic susceptiblity log χ=4.86. Classification: CR2. Moderate weathering Specimens: 1 gr and a polished section at CEREGE. Main mass with Michael Warner. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB102 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) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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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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