Viñales L6 Meteorite
The Viñales meteorite fell on February 1, 2019 and was accompanied by loud sonic booms and a long smoke trail. The bolide passed across the Piñar Del Rio province of Cuba. A shower of stones fell on the Viñales Valley. Hundred of meteorite stones ranging in size from 2 grams to 1100 grams were recovered with an initial total weight estimated at 100 kgs. Viñales is a chondrite type L6 with a highly recrystallized matrix. Chondrule borders are hard to discern but many types of chondrules are present in the Viñales meteorites. Nickel-iron metal is seen as grains up to 700 um in size. Viñales pieces show black shock veins on broken or cut surfaces and it has a dense black fusion crust on fresh pieces.
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