Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Thiel Mountains 07012

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Thiel Mountains 07012

Basic information

Name: Thiel Mountains 07012
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: TIL 07012
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)]
Mass: 30 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 98	(2010)	Acapulcoite
Recommended:			Acapulcoite [explanation]

This is 1 of 91 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite. [show all]
Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites

Comments:

Approved 4 May 2010

Data from:
  MB98
  Table 2
  Line 542:

Mass (g):	30
Class:	Acapulcoite
Weathering grade:
Fayalite (mol%):	9.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):
Classifier:	B.-G. Choi and A. E. Rubin
Type spec location:	SEOUL-NU
Main mass:	KOPRI

Institutions
and collections

Seoul-NU: Department of Earth Science Education, Room# 13-426, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 151-748, South Korea (institutional address; updated 20 Dec 2014)
KOPRI: Korea Polar Research Institute, 26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea, 406-840, South Korea; Website (institutional address; updated 20 Dec 2014)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(85° 9' 54"S, 94° 43' 8"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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