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Dunlike 009

Basic information

Name: Dunlike 009
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: China
Mass: 2.39 kg

Classification
history:

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H~6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as H~6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 18 Jun 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

Dunlike 009 39°58’54.58"N, 89°9’74.22"E

Xinjiang, China

Find: 2021 Apr 25

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6)

History: (Ziyao Wang) Discovered by Xuefeng Yang in the desert near Loulan, Xinjiang Province, in 2021 Apr 25

Physical characteristics: (Ziyao Wang) Three dark brown stones without fusion crust and strong open cracks. Their weights range from 439 to 1178 g, in total 2390 g,

Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Dark gray matrix with recognizable, lighter chondrules (av. 0.5 mm) and much irregular metal.

Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10^-9 m³/kg) = 5.05

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6, W2)

Specimens: 21.0 g on deposit at Kiel, Xuefeng Yang holds the main mass, and 6114 g with Bart.

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
  Line 0:

State/Prov/County:	Xinjiang
Origin or pseudonym:	desert
Date:	2021 Apr 25
Latitude:	39°58'54.58"N
Longitude:	89°9'74.22"E
Mass (g):	2390
Pieces:	3
Class:	H~6
Weathering grade:	W2
Magnetic suscept.:	5.05
Classifier:	R. Bartoschewitz
Type spec mass (g):	21.0
Type spec location:	Kiel
Main mass:	Xuefeng Yang
Finder:	Xuefeng Yang
Comments:	working name WZ181; submitted by R. Bartoschewitz

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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Geography:

China

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(39° 58' 55"N, 89° 10' 14"E)

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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