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| Basic information | Name: Mount Yirtkuq Bulak 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: MYB 001 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: China Mass:  540 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as H~6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 24 Nov 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Mount Yirtkuq Bulak 001 (MYB 001) 41°26’20.91"N, 90°42’25.67"E XinJiang, China Find: 01 May 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6) History: (Ziyao Wang) The meteorite was discovered by Xu Jianjiang (Hami/Xinjiang), one of four meteorite hunters, in the Gobi Desert about 100 km N of Lop Nur, near the Paergang pass in Shanshan county, Tulufan city, Xinjiang province on May 1, 2015. Physical characteristics: (Ziyao Wang and R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Dark-brown stone of 540 g, partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Brown-stained, recrystallized porous matrix with poorly developed chondrules (0.3-2 mm) and few irregular metal specks. Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 5.30 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6, W3) Specimens: 22.4 g on deposit at Kiel, Xu Jianjiang (Hami/Xinjiang) holds the main mass, 80 g with Wang Ziyao, and 63.4 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 298 approved meteorites from XinJiang, China (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 462 approved meteorites from China (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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