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Kumtag 046
Basic information Name: Kumtag 046
     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 7.9 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 108  (2020)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11504 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H 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 May 2
Latitude:41°40'52.7"N
Longitude:93°18'13.20"E
Mass (g):7900
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Fayalite (mol%):19.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.4
Classifier:Peng H. and Zhang S., IGCAS
Type spec mass (g):50
Type spec location:IGCAS
Main mass:Xujianjiang
Finder:Xujianjiang
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° 40' 53"N, 93° 18' 13"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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