Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Frontier Mountain 95029

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Frontier Mountain 95029

Basic information

Name: Frontier Mountain 95029
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: FRO 95029
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Antarctica [Collected jointly by EUROMET and PNRA]
Mass: 8.3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 81	(1997)	Acapulcoite
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Acapulcoite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Acapulcoite
Recommended:			Acapulcoite [explanation]

This is 1 of 91 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite. [show all]
Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites

Data from:
  MB81
  Table 2
  Line 12:

Latitude:	72°59.48'S
Longitude:	160°25.02'E
Mass (g):	8.3
Class:	Acap
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	8.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	8.5
Classifier:	J. C. Bridges, R. Hutchison, M. J. Genge and M. M. Grady (NHM)
Type spec location:	A. Sexton, OU

Institutions
and collections

NHM: Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2011)
OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(72° 59' 29"S, 160° 25' 1"E)
Recommended::	(72° 59' 29"S, 160° 25' 1"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 6.9 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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