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| Basic information | Name: Rio Limay This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1995 Country: Argentina Mass:  280 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8974 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Rio Limay Rio Negro Province, Argentina Found 1995 August 5. Ordinary Chondrite (L5). A 280-kg stone was found by O.A. Turone and C. Oddi ~24 km NE of Quiñihuau. Mineralogy and classification (B. Mason, Smithsonian Inst.): olivine, Fa23; pyroxene, Fs19; plagioclase, An15; shock features include black color, deformed chondrules and granulated minerals. Specimens: main mass, Asociación Hatum Pampa, Pizarro 5672, (1440) Buenos Aires, Argentina; type specimen, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Rio Negro, Argentina (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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