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| Basic information | Name: Frontier Mountain 01030 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: FRO 01030 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA), Italy] Mass:  6 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 649 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 86:
Frontier Mountain 01030 Antarctica Found January 2002 Achondrite (ureilite) This 6 g stone is a rounded, partially crusted, stony fragment. Classification (L. Folco, MNA-SI): it has a typical texture for ureilites and an average grain size of 1.5 mm. It is composed of olivine and pigeonite with homogeneous core compositions (Fa10 and Fs10). It is devoid of evidence for shock metamorphism (S1). The degree of terrestrial weathering is low. The meteorite is petrographically distinct from previously classified Frontier Mountain ureilites. Main mass, type specimen and thin section at MNA-SI. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB86 Table 4 Line 15: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNA-SI: Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide, Università di Siena, Via Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 13 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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