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| Basic information | Name: Elephant Moraine 14053 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EET 14053 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)] Mass:  252 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 649 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Elephant Moraine 14053 (EET 14053) 76°17.138’S, 156°35.726’E Antarctica Find: 2014 Dec 12 Classification: Ureilite Petrography: The section consists of large olivine (up to ~2 mm) and low-Ca pyroxene (up to ~2 mm), and dark interstitial materials including carbon, metal, and sulfides. The high CaO contents (0.24~0.32 wt%) in olivine are observed. Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa4.2-15.3; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs12.5-13.2Wo4.1-4.6. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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