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Grove Mountains 021481
Basic information Name: Grove Mountains 021481
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GRV 021481
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)]
Mass:help 17.2 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  H3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H3
Recommended:  H3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 594 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 4
  Line 28:
Date:12 Jan 2003
Latitude:72°56'07"S
Longitude:75°19'27"E
Mass (g):17.2
Class:H3
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):16.9±6.4 (8.9-23.5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):15.6±12.3 (7.8-29.8)
Classifier:H. Wang, Y. Liang, R. Wang, J. Ji, W. Zhang and X. Chen, NU
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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Antarctica
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     Recommended::   (72° 56' 7"S, 75° 19' 27"E)

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     This is 1 of 39173 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 5051 unapproved names)
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