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Elephant Moraine 14049

Basic information

Name: Elephant Moraine 14049
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EET 14049
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)]
Mass: 1121 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	Eucrite
Recommended:			Eucrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 576 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Comments:

Approved 26 May 2018

Writeup

Writeup from MB 107:

Elephant Moraine 14049 (EET 14049) 76°15.926’S, 156°38.370’E

Antarctica

Find: 2014 Dec 12

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite)

Petrography: The section consists of pyroxene and calcic plagioclase (>An₈₀) with minor amount of silica and metal. The section is brecciated and contains mineral and lithic fragments.

Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene is Fs_19.4-60.9Wo_1.5-7.9; Plagioclase is An_80.2-97.2.

Data from:
  MB107
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Origin or pseudonym:	Elephant Moraine
Date:	2014 Dec 12
Latitude:	76°15.926'S
Longitude:	156°38.370'E
Mass (g):	1121.0
Pieces:	1
Class:	Eucrite
Ferrosilite (mol%):	37.3±14.8
Wollastonite (mol%):	3.1±1.7
Classifier:	C. Park, S. Y. Park, and H. Kim
Type spec mass (g):	1121
Type spec location:	KOPRI
Main mass:	KOPRI
Finder:	S. Han
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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
Changkun Park

Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(76° 15' 56"S, 156° 38' 22"E)

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

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