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| Basic information | Name: Kumtag 061 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: China Mass:  2.54 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 55 approved meteorites classified as Brachinite. [show all] Search for other: Brachinites, Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Nov 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Kumtag 061 41°16’9.20’’N, 93°14’14.10’’E Xinjiang, China Find: 27 Oct. 2019 Classification: Primitive achondrite (Brachinite) History: The meteorite was discovered by Wang Zijian and Chen Pengli in Kumtag desert during their meteorite hunting campaign on 27 Oct 2019. Physical characteristics: One stone partly covered with fusion crust. The mass of the meteorite is 2540 g. Petrography: Dunitic rock with subequigranular texture.The dominant mineral of the meteorite is olivine (grain size 0.25-1.2 mm). Both pyroxene and plagioclase with grain size varies from several microns to about 0.7 mm. Troilite is dispersed in other grains and gaps among minerials. Anhedral chromite grains with sizes between 0.1 to 0.7 mm. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa34.8-36.2, FeO/MnO=65.3-98.7, N=12; low-Ca pyroxene Fs27.7-29.5Wo2.1-5.1, FeO/MnO=66.0-69.9, N=8; Plagioclase An29.2-35.4 (EPMA). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 298 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 462 approved meteorites from China (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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