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Kumtag 043
Basic information Name: Kumtag 043
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: China
Mass:help 10 kg
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 108  (2020)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 12 Jan 2019
Data from:
  MB108
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Xinjiang
Date:2016 Oct 6
Latitude:41°8'25.40"N
Longitude:93°39'37.80"E
Mass (g):10000
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Fayalite (mol%):27.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.4
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4
Classifier:Peng H. and Zhang S., IGCAS
Type spec mass (g):50
Type spec location:IGCAS
Main mass:Chen Huiya, Tang Junlin, & Yang Kexin
Finder:Chen Huiya, Tang Junlin, & Yang Kexin
Comments:Submitted by Li Shijie
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IGCAS: Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China (institutional address; updated 27 Mar 2018)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Geography:

China
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (41° 8' 25"N, 93° 39' 38"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 345 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 6 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 514 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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