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Basic information | Name: Turpan 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: China Mass: 1500 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 191 approved meteorites classified as L~6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 16 Dec 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Turpan 001 42°33’43.03"N, 89°00’36.02"E Xinjiang, China Find: 26 Nov 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~6) History: (Ziyao Wang) The meteorite was discovered by Zijian Wang 45 km SSW of Turpan City in Gaochang District on 26 Nov 2013. Physical characteristics: (Ziyao Wang) Reddish brown heavy fractured wind eroded irregular rock of 1500 g without fusion crust. Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) brown stainted recrystallized matrix with poor defined chondrules (0.6-1.8 mm, av. 0.7 mm). Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.81 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~6, W3) Specimens: 21.9 g on deposit at Kiel, Wang Ziyao and Zijian Wang holds the main mass, and 108 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 344 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 513 approved meteorites from China (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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