Rincon: A new L6 chondrite find from Argentina

Th Stelzner; K. Heide; A. Bischoff; D. Weber; S. Merchel; U. Herpers; T. Faestermann; K. Knie; G. Korschinek; P. W. Kubik; M. Suter; S. Neumann; R. Michel; P. Scherer; L. Schultz; A. J.T. Jull

Rincon: A new L6 chondrite find from Argentina

Th Stelzner, K. Heide, A. Bischoff, D. Weber, S. Merchel, U. Herpers, T. Faestermann, K. Knie, G. Korschinek, P. W. Kubik, M. Suter, S. Neumann, R. Michel, P. Scherer, L. Schultz, A. J.T. Jull

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A meteorite find from the Puna Desert in northwestern Argentina was studied using optical, SEM, and electron microprobe techniques. Rincon is a moderately weathered (W2/W3) L6 ordinary chondrite with shock stage S4, and shock veins containing ringwoodite. Evolved gas analysis of the meteorite as well as the ignimbrite, on which the meteorite was found, proved the transfer of carbonate from the environment to the meteorite. Based on measured cosmogenic nuclides and model calculations the preatmospheric radius of the meteoroid could be estimated to 50-85 cm. Rincon entered the Earth atmosphere 22,600 year ago after a single stage exposure history lasting about 5.5 Ma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	297-309
Number of pages	13
Journal	Chemie der Erde
Volume	57
Issue number	4
State	Published - Nov 1997

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