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Elephant Moraine 16047

Basic information

Name: Elephant Moraine 16047
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EET 16047
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 46.3 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 40(2)	(2017)	Iron, IAB complex
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	Iron, IAB complex
Recommended:			Iron, IAB complex [explanation]

This is 1 of 68 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 12 Sep 2017

Writeup

help

Writeup from AMN 40(2):

Sample Number

EET 16047

Newsletter

40,2

Location

Elephant Moraine

Field Number

24641

Dimensions

4.5 x 2.5 x 2.2

Weight

46.30

Original Classification

Iron-IAB

Pairing

EET 16046; EET 16047

Mineral Composition (%Fa & %Fs)

Fayalite (mol%): 3-4;Ferrosilite (mol%): 5-7

A/B

A

Macroscopic Description -

These highly irregular masses exhibit numerous angular indentations and jagged protrusions. EET 16046 shows one relatively flat surface which appears to sample the original exterior of the parent meteorite.

Thin Section Description (,,1) - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy

The sections are composed largely of iron-nickel metal with interspersed silicate grains of up to 0.5 mm. The metallic host is composed of kamacite with large amounts of plessite, which includes clear taenite borders. The silicates include olivine (Fa_3-4), pyroxene (Fs_5-7Wo_1-2) and feldspar. These silicates are intergrown with abundant troilite, graphite and large schreibersite grains. The meteorite is an iron with silicate inclusions and is probably a silicate-bearing, low-Ni IAB iron similar in composition to, e.g., Landes. Pairing with EET 87504/EET 87505/EET 87506 is possible.

Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample EET 16047

Lab Photo of Sample EET 16047 Displaying Bottom Orientation

Lab Photo of Sample EET 16047 Displaying East Orientation

Lab Photo of Sample EET 16047 Displaying North Orientation

Lab Photo of Sample EET 16047 Displaying South Orientation

Lab Photo of Sample EET 16047 Displaying West Orientation

Thin Section Photo of Sample EET 16047 in Reflected Light with 2.5X Magnification

Data from:
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Date:	2016
Mass (g):	46.3
Pieces:	1
Class:	Iron, IAB complex
Fayalite (mol%):	3-4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	5-7
Classifier:	SI
Type spec mass (g):	46.3
Type spec location:	JSC
Main mass:	JSC
Finder:	ANSMET
Comments:	Submitted by AMN

Institutions
and collections

JSC: Mailcode KT, 2101 NASA Parkway, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 3 Sep 2013)
SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 40(2) (2017), JSC, Houston
Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.

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Geography:

Antarctica

Antarctica

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 40129 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names)

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