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| Basic information | Name: Calama 062 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Chile Mass:  443 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 140 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Jan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Calama 062 22°25.615’S, 068°39.164’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 2017-Aug-27 Classification: Iron meteorite (IIAB) Physical characteristics: A single mass partly sand-blasted. Sawn surface shows unweathered metallic interior. Petrography: Optical investigation of a ~3 by 2 cm polished and etched section reveals a coarse texture of kamacite up to 1 cm, with 120° junctions. Inclusions of troilite and schreibersite up to 0.5 mm are abundant. Geochemistry: ICP-OES data: Ni=57.6, Co=4.6, P=2.9 (all mg/g); ICP-MS data: Cu=128, Cr=80, S=114, Ge=147, Ga=49, Ir=6.8, Au=0.6 (all µg/g) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UPC: Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Diagonal 647, ed. ETSEIB, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Spain (institutional address; updated 3 May 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2042 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2070 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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