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Lop Nur 003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Lop Nur 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: China Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 182 approved meteorites classified as H~5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 Nov 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 107:
Lop Nur 003 40°5’N, 90°12’E Xinjiang, China Find: 2017 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~5) History: (Ziyao Wang) Purchased by Wang Ziyao from Zhao Tailu (Shanshan County, Xinjiang) in Shanshan/Xinjiang in 2017. This meteorite was discovered in the Lop Nur dense collection area in 2017. The reported coordinates were read from a map provided by the finder. Physical characteristics: (Ziyao Wang) Black-brown stone of 27.2 g with fusion crust and adhering sand grains Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) recrystallized matrix with poor defined chondrules (0.2-0.9 mm, av. 0.4 mm) Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.55 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~5, W1) Specimens: 5.8 g on deposit at Kiel, Wang Ziyao holds the main mass, and 5.0 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Geography:![]() |
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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