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| Basic information | Name: MacKay Glacier 14014 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: MCY 14014 Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA), Italy] Mass:  2.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
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 11 Apr 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
MacKay Glacier 14014 (MCY 14014) 77°13.977’S, 158°04.732’E Antarctica Find: 2015 Jan 19 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) Physical characteristics: 2 × 1.5 × 1 cm angular shaped stone with remnants of fusion crust; dark color. Petrography: The sections consist of a few small chondrules (up to 0.3 mm), mineral grains and CAIs (3 vol%) set in a black matrix; rare metal (0.5-1 vol%) and sulfide grains are present. Phyllosilicates in chondrule mesostasis; modest alteration of mafic silicates in chondrules, abundant phyllosilicates in matrix. Geochemistry: Olivines Fa1-0, with many around Fa1. Major elements composition of the matrix have low totals (82.2 wt%, n=5) due to the occurrence of hydrated minerals. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
DST-PI: Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) MNA-SI: Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, Università di Siena, Via Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 13 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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