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| Basic information | Name: Chug Chug 110 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Chile Mass:  350 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2853 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 6 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Chug Chug 110 22°29.177’S, 69°11.081’W Antofagasta, Chile Find: 25 Oct 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: The meteorite (1 piece) was found in autumn 2019 by Atali Agakhanov during a meteorite searching expedition organized by Timur Kryachko. Physical characteristics: Total mass is about 350 g. The exterior is dark brown whereas the interior of meteorite is grey-brown with visible metal. Petrography: (Kseniya A. Konovalova, FMMR). Petrographic observation of a polished section shows that the main part of meteorite consist of coarse-middle matrix with very rare chondrules. The mineral matrix are olivine, low-Ca pyroxene and maskelynite (>60 µm) with minor amounts metal and troilite. Chromite-plagioclase object (about 1.1 mm) was also observed in the matrix. Metal partially oxidized (weathearing grade W1). Geochemistry: Mineral composition and Geochemistry: EDS analyses (Atali Agakhanov, Ksenia Konovalova, FMMR). The primary chondrite paragenesis includes olivine 26.64±0.58 (N=15), Low-Ca pyroxene Fs23.0±1.0Wo1.58±0.19 (N=17), high-Ca pyroxene Fs16.1±0.4Wo44.60±0.28 (N=3), maskelynite Ab79.7An14.7Or5.5 (CaO - 2.11-2.49 wt. %, N=3). Composition of kamacite (in wt. %, n = 3): Fe - 93.19, Ni - 5.52, Co - 1.46, chromite Crt74.03Spl8.62 (N=3) Classification: (Kseniya A. Konovalova, FMMR). Ordinary chondrite. LL6, S4, W1. Specimens: Atali Agakhanov holds main mass. 22.97 g and thin section - FMMR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
FMMR: Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Leninskiy prospekt 18 korpus 2, Moscow, Russia, 119071, Russia; Website (institutional address; updated 24 Feb 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2243 approved meteorites from Antofagasta, Chile (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2272 approved meteorites from Chile (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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