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| Basic information | Name: Zhaoping This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1983 Country: China Mass:  2 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:
Zhaoping 24°14’N, 111°11’E Zhaoping County, Guangdong province, China Found: June 1983 Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB complex) History: Discovered in Zhaoping County, Guangdong province. Physical characteristics: The egg-shaped mass weighs about 2 tons and is about 120 cm long, with a maximum diameter of 65 cm. Petrography: Shows a coarse Widmanstätten structure and numerous Neumann lines. Minor phases include schreibersite, troilite, graphite, and ferrous phosphate. Average bandwidth 1.94 mm. Geochemistry: Bulk composition by INAA: Ni 93.4 mg/g, Ga 85.9 μg/g, Ge 418 μg/g, Co 5.24 mg/g, Ir 1.94 μg/g, W 0.774 μg/g, and Au 1.62 μg/g. Classification: Composition plots in IAB complex fields. Similar in composition to Udei Station grouplet, and close to the low-Au, low-Ni grouplet. Specimens: 160 g type specimen at PMO. The main mass still resides in the field of Huangyao Village, Zhaoping County, Guangdong province, China. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1942: |
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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 7 approved meteorites from Guangxi, China This is 1 of 516 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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