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| Basic information | Name: Dahongliuxia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: China Mass:  15.6 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 321 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Apr 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Dahongliuxia 44°10’20", 91°42’30" Xinjiang, China Find: 1999 Classification: Iron meteorite (IIIAB) History: The meteorite was found in 1999 by a local herder in Balikun County, Xinjiang Province. Physical characteristics: The total mass of the meteorite is 15.6 kg. It is an ovoid shaped iron meteorite covered with a brown to black layer. One side is smooth and the other side shows regmaglypts. Petrography: Polished section of the sample observed under the SEM reveals bands of kamacite and taenite interleaved with bandwidth of 1.2 mm (medium Widmanstätten pattern). No silicate inclusions and other minerals can be found in the section. Geochemistry: (ELAN DRC-e Q-ICP-MS) Ni=9.4, Co=0.65 (in wt%). Ga=18.15, Ge=34.53,Ir=9.35, W=1.71, Au=0.53 (in ppm). Classification: Iron Meteorite (Om), IIIAB Specimens: Main mass with Peng Wang. One polished section and a 300 g slice was deposited in IGCAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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IGCAS: Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China (institutional address; updated 27 Mar 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 266 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 4 unapproved names) This is 1 of 421 approved meteorites from China (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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