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Elephant Moraine 14068

Basic information

Name: Elephant Moraine 14068
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EET 14068
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)]
Mass: 185.6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	CM2
Recommended:			CM2 [explanation]

This is 1 of 626 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

Writeup

Writeup from MB 107:

Elephant Moraine 14068 (EET 14068) 76°14.940’S, 156°36.855’E

Antarctica

Find: 2014 Dec 12

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2)

Petrography: The section consists of a few small chondrules (~30 vol %, up to 1.5 mm in diameter, the average size of chondrule is ~300 μm), and matrix (~70 vol%). Fe-Ni metal is very rare (<0.1 vol%). The section has abundant hydrated materials, mainly serpentine.

Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa_0.5-35.9; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs_0.8-5.5Wo_0.6-2.7.

Data from:
  MB107
  Table 0
  Line 0:

Origin or pseudonym:	Elephant Moraine
Date:	2014 Dec 12
Latitude:	76°14.940'S
Longitude:	156°36.855'E
Mass (g):	185.6
Pieces:	1
Class:	CM2
Fayalite (mol%):	8.4±13.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.7±1.7
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3±0.9
Classifier:	C. Park, S. Y. Park, and H. Kim
Type spec mass (g):	185.6
Type spec location:	KOPRI
Main mass:	KOPRI
Finder:	S. Park
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° 14' 56"S, 156° 36' 51"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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