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Quebrada Chimborazo 001 meteorite, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile i
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Quebrada Chimborazo 001 meteorite Meteorite Fall Location
Antofagasta City
Antofagasta Province Province
Antofagasta Region
Chile Country

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Quebrada Chimborazo 001 meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Antofagasta	City
Antofagasta Province	Province
Antofagasta	Region
Chile	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

24° 7' 37'' South , 69° 15' 49'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-24.12694,-69.26361

GRN:

S17W45

Type:

Meteorite Fall Location

Meteorite Class:

CBa chondrite meteorite

Meteoritical Society Class:

CBa

Metbull:

View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Köppen climate type:

BWk : Cold desert climate

Mindat Locality ID:

483696

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:483696:7

GUID (UUID V4):

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Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ CBa chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ Asimowite (TL)

Formula: Fe²⁺₄O(Si₂O₇)

Type Locality:

References:

Bindi, L., Brenker, F.E., Nestola, F., Koch, T.E., Prior, D.J., Lilly, K., Krot, A.N., Bizzarro, M., Xie, X. (2019) Discovery of asimowite, the Fe-analog of wadsleyite, in shock-melted silicate droplets of the Suizhou L6 and the Quebrada Chimborazo 001 CB3.0 chondrites. American Mineralogist: 104(5): 775-778.

ⓘ Coesite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

ⓘ Daubréelite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ 'High-calcium pyroxene'

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ 'Low-calcium pyroxene'

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ Majorite

Formula: Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

References:

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

ⓘ Wadsleyite

Formula: Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)

References:

Koch, TE; Brenker, FE; Krot, AN; Bizzarro, M (2016) Petrography of Quebrada Chimborazo 001—A New CBa Chondrite. 47th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1903, 1968pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	Daubréelite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Coesite	4.DA.35	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Majorite	9.AD.25	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Wadsleyite	9.BE.02	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
ⓘ	Asimowite (TL)	9.BE.X	Fe²⁺₄O(Si₂O₇)
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄
ⓘ	'Low-calcium pyroxene'	-
ⓘ	'High-calcium pyroxene'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Asimowite	Fe₄²⁺O(Si₂O₇)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Wadsleyite	Mg₄O(Si₂O₇)
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Asimowite	Fe₄²⁺O(Si₂O₇)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Asimowite	Fe₄²⁺O(Si₂O₇)
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)

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Atacama DesertDesert

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Atacama basinBasin

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