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Grove Mountains 022907

Basic information

Name: Grove Mountains 022907
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GRV 022907
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)]
Mass: 35.9 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 96	(2009)	H3
Recommended:			H3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 710 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)

Comments:

Approved 7 Oct 2009

Data from:
  MB96
  Table 6
  Line 377:

Date:	1/22/2003
Latitude:	72°46'30"S
Longitude:	75°19'03"E
Mass (g):	35.91
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	16.2 (8.0–19.8)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	13.2 (2.9–30.1)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.6
Classifier:	IGCAS
Type spec location:	PRIC

Institutions
and collections

PRIC: Polar Research Institute of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai 200129, China; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Apr 2013)
IGCAS: Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China (institutional address; updated 27 Mar 2018)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(72° 46' 30"S, 75° 19' 3"E)

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