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| Basic information | Name: Dong Ujimqin Qi This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1995 Country: China Mass:  128.8 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 273 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 81:
Dong Ujimqin Qi Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, People’s Republic of China Fell 1995 September 7, 13:35 local time Mesosiderite On a cloudless day, people heard a tremendous sound and observed black smoke. Meteorites weighing 88.2 kg, 38 kg, and 2.6 kg were then recovered in a meadow. Mineralogy and classification (Wang Daode, Xu Ping and Tao Kejie, Beijing): olivine, Fa38; pyroxene, Fs24.6Wo2.9; plagioclase, An90–91Or0.2–0.5Ab8.8–10.5; contains kamacite, taenite, troilite, stanfieldite, whitlockite, cordierite, and tridymite; metal present as nodules; brecciated silicates. Specimens: Beijing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Beijing: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China (institutional address; updated 16 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites from Nei Mongol, China (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 516 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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