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Basic information | Name: Shanshan 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: China Mass: 4.73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 72 approved meteorites classified as L~5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 18 Jun 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Shanshan 003 42°14’6.09"N, 90°41’42.02"E Xinjiang, China Find: 2021 Apr 18 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~5) History: (Ziyao Wang) Discovered by Bakiriy in the desert near Shanshan, Xinjiang Province, 2021 Apr 18. He sold the main mass to Chao Wang. Physical characteristics: (Ziyao Wang) Brown irregular stone of 4730 g with fusion crust Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Gray recrystallized matrix with recognizable gray to yellowish chondrules (av. 0.8 mm) and irregular metal and sulfide. Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.84 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~5, W2) Specimens: 20.5 g on deposit at Kiel, Chao Wang holds the main mass, and 167 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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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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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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