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Wubao 004

Basic information

Name: Wubao 004
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: China
Mass: 369 g

Classification
history:

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LL3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 466 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 13 Feb 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

Wubao 004 42°09’23.65"N, 92°51’59.90"E

Xinjiang, China

Find: 2019 Oct 2

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3)

Physical characteristics: A single stone. Cut face reveals abundant large chondrules, metal and sulfides.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with packed large well-delineated chondrules. Opaques are metal and troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_26.4±9.0, range Fa_10.6-34.2, Fa PMD 29.6%, Cr₂O₃ 0.09±0.10 wt% (n=7). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_14.1±9.5Wo_2.0±2.1(n=3).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3). LL group based on magnetic susceptibility.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Lei Wenchang and Feng Lijun.

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
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State/Prov/County:	Xinjiang
Date:	2019 Oct 2
Latitude:	42°09'23.65"N
Longitude:	92°51'59.90"E
Mass (g):	369
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	26.4±9.0 (n=7)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	14.1±9.5 (n=3)
Wollastonite (mol%):	2.0±2.1
Magnetic suscept.:	4.30
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	21
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Lei Wenchang and Feng Lijun
Finder:	Lei Wenchang and Feng Lijun
Comments:	work name K476; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)

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References:

Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4

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Geography:

China

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(42° 9' 24"N, 92° 52' 0"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 316 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 6 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 480 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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