Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Asuka 882039

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Asuka 882039

Basic information

Name: Asuka 882039
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: A-882039
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1988
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass: 384 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Stone
NIPR Catalogue:	2000 Edition	(2000)	Unclassified
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Stone
NIPR Newsletter:	MN 15(1)	(2007)	EH6
	MN 18	(2009)	EL6
Recommended:			EL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 130 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites

Comments:

Approved 28 Jun 2007
Revised 23 Feb 2009: Reclassified in MB95

Writeup

Writeup from MB 95:

Asuka 882039 is re-classified as an EL6 because it contains ferroan alabandite and 1.0 wt. % Si in the FeNi metal (A. E. Rubin, 2009, pers. Comm.)

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References:

Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites/Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites,15, (2007-06)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(72° 50'S, 24° 30'E)
Recommended::	(72°S, 26°E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 105.9 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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