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Erenhot 002

Basic information

Name: Erenhot 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: China
Mass: 38 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 109	(2020)	L5
Recommended:			L5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 8891 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 14 Oct 2020

Writeup

Writeup from MB 109:

Erenhot 002 43°26’44"N, 111°57’9"E

Nei Mongol, China

Find: 2019 Apr 12

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5)

Petrography: The rock is mainly composed of olivine, low-Ca pyroxene, secondary plagioclase, Fe-Ni metal, and troilite. Chondrules with poorly defined rims are present. Chondrules are mainly PP, PO, POP, and BO. The size of the plagioclase is mainly from 2 to 50 μm.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_24.4-25.7, N=5; Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_20.7-22.5Wo_1.13-1.81, N=5 (EPMA)

Data from:
  MB109
  Table 0
  Line 0:

State/Prov/County:	Nei Mongol
Date:	2019 Apr 12
Latitude:	43°26'44"N
Longitude:	111°57'9"E
Mass (g):	38000
Pieces:	15
Class:	L5
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	25.1±0.6 (n=5)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.4±0.7 (n=5)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.43±0.26 (n=5)
Classifier:	Li shijie and Fan Yan, ICCAS
Type spec mass (g):	2250
Type spec location:	IGCAS
Main mass:	Tejiri Garat
Finder:	Jirigalatu, Wang Liming, Zhao Zhiqiang, Huang Chuanjian
Comments:	Submitted by Li shijie

Institutions
and collections

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. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
Shijie Li

Geography:

China

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(43° 26' 44"N, 111° 57' 9"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites from Nei Mongol, China (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 518 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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