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Elephant Moraine 14074
Basic information Name: Elephant Moraine 14074
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EET 14074
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)]
Mass:help 14.4 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 107  (2018)  Acapulcoite
Recommended:  Acapulcoite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 91 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite.   [show all]
Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites
Comments: Approved 26 May 2018
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Writeup from MB 107:

Elephant Moraine 14074 (EET 14074)        76°15.525’S, 156°34.277’E

Antarctica

Find: 2014 Dec 12

Classification: Primitive achondrite (Acapulcoite)

Petrography: The section mainly consists of fine- to medium grained equigranular (~220 μm) orthopyroxene and olivine, abundant FeNi metal (~14 vol%), and minor amount of chromite and apatite.

Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa9.6-11.0; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs10.0-10.6Wo2.0-2.3.

Data from:
  MB107
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Origin or pseudonym:Elephant Moraine
Date:2014 Dec 12
Latitude:76°15.525'S
Longitude:156°34.277'E
Mass (g):14.4
Pieces:1
Class:Acapulcoite
Fayalite (mol%):10.4±0.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):10.4±0.3
Wollastonite (mol%):2.1±0.2
Classifier:C. Park, S. Y. Park, and H. Kim
Type spec mass (g):14.4
Type spec location:KOPRI
Main mass:KOPRI
Finder:J. H. Kim
Comments:Submitted by C. Park, KOPRI
Institutions
   and collections		 KOPRI: Korea Polar Research Institute, 26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea, 406-840, South Korea; Website (institutional address; updated 20 Dec 2014)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Changkun Park         
Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (76° 15' 31"S, 156° 34' 17"E)

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     This is 1 of 44048 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)
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