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Elephant Moraine 14013
Basic information Name: Elephant Moraine 14013
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EET 14013
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)]
Mass:help 0.3 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 107  (2018)  CM2
Recommended:  CM2    [explanation]

This is 1 of 635 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 26 May 2018
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Writeup from MB 107:

Elephant Moraine 14013 (EET 14013)        76°17.195’S, 156°27.181’E

Antarctica

Find: 2014 Nov 21

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2)

Petrography: The section consists of a few small chondrules (~22 vol %, <~100 μm to ~2 mm in diameter), CAIs (~2 vol%), and matrix (~76 vol%) with carbonate, sulfides, and phyllosilicates. Fe-Ni metal is very rare (<0.1 vol%). The chondrules have experience varying ° of aqueous alteration. The matrix occurs as fine-grained rims surrounding chondrules.

Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa0.3-65.7; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs1.1-4.5Wo0.7-4.4.

Data from:
  MB107
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Origin or pseudonym:Elephant Moraine
Date:2014 Nov 21
Latitude:76°17.195'S
Longitude:156°27.181'E
Mass (g):0.3
Pieces:1
Class:CM2
Fayalite (mol%):26.5±27.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.0±1.7
Wollastonite (mol%):2.4±1.7
Classifier:C. Park, S. Y. Park, and H. Kim
Type spec mass (g):0.3
Type spec location:KOPRI
Main mass:KOPRI
Finder:J. I. Lee
Comments:Submitted by C. Park, KOPRI
Institutions
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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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Changkun Park   
Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (76° 17' 12"S, 156° 27' 11"E)

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     This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)
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