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Grove Mountains 022462
Basic information Name: Grove Mountains 022462
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GRV 022462
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)]
Mass:help 2.62 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 5 Mar 2008
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 6
  Line 400:
Date:21-Jan-2003
Latitude:72°46'26"S
Longitude:75°19'37"E
Mass (g):2.62
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):28.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.7
Wollastonite (mol%):2
Classifier:PMO
Main mass:PRIC
Institutions
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PRIC: Polar Research Institute of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai 200129, China; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Apr 2013)
PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Antarctica
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     Recommended::   (72° 46' 26"S, 75° 19' 37"E)

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     This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)
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