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| Basic information | Name: Xifu This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: China Mass:  3 t | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 6 Nov 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Xifu 36°18’N, 120°29’E Qingdao city, Shandong province, China Found: 18 May 2004 Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB complex) History: The meteorite was excavated from ~3 m underground at a construction site in Xifu town, Qingdao city, Shandong province. Physical characteristics: The specimen is cone-shaped (130 cm high, 260 cm perimeter at the base) and has a mass of about 3 tons. Petrography: A coarsest octahedrite with bandwidth >3 mm. Neumann bands cross the kamacite in various orientations. Schreibersite present as grain-boundary precipitates and irregular inclusions. Carbides, graphite, and troilite not observed. Geochemistry: Composition by INAA: Ni 74.1 mg/g, Ga 58.8 μg/g, Ge 150 μg/g Ge, W 0.913 μg/g, Re <110 ng/g, Ir <150 ng/g. Classification: Composition is similar to IAB irons (Lin and Hsu, 2008). Specimens: 40 g type specimen at PMO; main mass is preserved at a park in Xifu town. The Xifu town government has ownership. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1940: |
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| Institutions and collections |
PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Shandong, China (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 518 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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