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Grove Mountains 020005 | |||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Grove Mountains 020005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: GRV 020005 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)] Mass: 0.4 g | ||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 635 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 89:
Grove Mountains 020005 Antarctica Found 2002 Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) The stone weighs only 0.38 g, and has an irregular shape partially covered by brownish-black fusion crust. Classification and mineralogy (NU): Chondrules are small (0.1 - 0.5 mm in diameter), and less abundant than the opaque matrix (chondrule/matrix ratio of ~35/65). Aqueous alteration products are abundant. Accessory minerals are sulfide and metallic Fe-Ni (<1 vol%). A few of Ca-Al-rich inclusions were found. Shock stage is S1; weathering grade is W1. | ||||||||||||
Data from: MB89 Table 4 Line 1: |
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Institutions and collections |
NU: School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, #163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China, China (institutional address; updated 18 Jul 2015) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||
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