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Thiel Mountains 08007

Basic information

Name: Thiel Mountains 08007
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: TIL 08007
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)]
Mass: 47 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 105	(2016)	CM2
Recommended:			CM2 [explanation]

This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 23 Jul 2016

Writeup

Writeup from MB 105:

Thiel Mountains 08007 (TIL 08007) 85º9.97’S, 94º39.95’W

Antarctica, Antarctica

Find: 28 Dec 2008

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2)

Petrography: This meteorite consists of a few small chondrules (~20 vol%, up to 2 mm in diameter), CAIs (~2 vol%), and matrix (~78 vol%) with carbonate, sulfides, and phyllosilicates. Fe-Ni metal is very rare (<0.1 vol%).

Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa_0.2-59.3; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs_0.4-5.9Wo_0.3-3.6.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Antarctica
Origin or pseudonym:	Moulton Escarpment
Date:	28 Dec 2008
Latitude:	85º9.97'S
Longitude:	94º39.95'W
Mass (g):	47
Pieces:	1
Class:	CM2
Fayalite (mol%):	14.0 (0.2-59.3)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	2.8 (0.4-5.9)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.7 (0.3-3.6)
Classifier:	B.-G. Choi , Seoul-NU; C. Park and J. I. Lee, KOPRI
Type spec mass (g):	6.2
Type spec location:	Seoul-NU
Main mass:	KOPRI
Comments:	Submitted by B.-G. Choi

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. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(85° 9' 58"S, 94° 39' 57"W)

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