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El Carmen   contributed by jnmczurich, IMCA 2391   MetBul Link


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363.3 grams. 89 x 54 x 48 mm.   H6

TKW 629 grams. Fall not observed. Found 1987, El Carmen, Chihuahua, Mexico.

 


Jürgen / jnmczurich writes:
El Carmen is a single, slightly oriented mass with a weight of 629 g (before cutting). It was found two kms NW of El Carmen, Chihuahua, Mexico, during a search for meteorites within the Allende strewn field in 1987. El Carmen has a light/dark brecciated structure and is classified as a H6 chondrite. According to the thin section, cut from a small partial slice, it looks more like a H4 or H5 chondrite (best guess), maybe a H4-6 chondrite?

Playing with light, the high number of metal specs or the light/dark structure can be seen on the picture 1 and 2.

The close-up view is about 8 x 6 mm

Thin section pictures taken with cross polarized filter.

Dealer trade: 1988
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below

 


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 4/27/2018 6:19:29 AM
Beautiful matrix!! Strange exterior appearance!!
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 4/27/2018 1:51:27 AM
very very nice!!! I love it
Bernd Pauli
 4/27/2018 1:33:12 AM
Also found in the Allende area: Valle de Allende (L4), Allende II (L6) and III, Abajo (H5), Salaices (H4), Torreon de Mata (L6), Villa Coronado (H5).
 

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