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| Basic information | Name: Fengzhen This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: unknown Country: China Mass:  458 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 343 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
Fengzhen, The Fengzhen iron from China has been classified as group IIIAB by R. Bartoschewitz (Bart) and B. Spettel (MPI): bulk metal composition, Ni = 7.5 wt%, Cu = 117 ppm, Ga = 44 ppm, Ir = 0.61 ppm, Au = 0.79 ppm. Based on compositional data and similar find locations, it seems likely that Fengzhen is paired with the Liangcheng IIIAB iron. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites from Nei Mongol, China (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 516 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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