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Elephant Moraine 14007

Basic information

Name: Elephant Moraine 14007
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EET 14007
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)]
Mass: 11.4 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	CK5
Recommended:			CK5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 217 approved meteorites classified as CK5. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 26 May 2018

Writeup

Writeup from MB 107:

Elephant Moraine 14007 (EET 14007) 76°17.213’S, 156°26.081’E

Antarctica

Find: 2014 Nov 16

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5)

Petrography: The section consists of high abundance of recrystallized matrix. Complete absence of FeNi-metal. Cr-bearing magnetite is dominant.

Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa_29.5-30.0; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs_25.1-26.3Wo_0.6; plagioclase is An_42-71.

Data from:
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Origin or pseudonym:	Elephant Moraine
Date:	2014 Nov 16
Latitude:	76°17.213'S
Longitude:	156°26.081'E
Mass (g):	11.4
Pieces:	1
Class:	CK5
Fayalite (mol%):	29.8±0.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):	25.5±0.7
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.6±0.04
Classifier:	C. Park, S. Y. Park, and H. Kim
Type spec mass (g):	11.4
Type spec location:	KOPRI
Main mass:	KOPRI
Finder:	H. Yoo
Comments:	Submitted by C. Park, KOPRI

Institutions
and collections

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. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
Changkun Park

Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(76° 17' 13"S, 156° 26' 5"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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