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| Basic information | Name: Alatage Mountain 043 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: AM 043 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: China Mass:  9.8 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVB. [show all] Search for other: Iron meteorites, IVB irons, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Apr 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Alatage Mountain 043 (AM 043) 41°03’22"N, 92°06’00"E Xinjiang, China Find: 2013 Classification: Iron meteorite (IVB) History: The meteorite was found in 2013 by a stone hunter in the eastern of Lop Nur, Xinjiang Province. Physical characteristics: The total mass of the four meteorites is 9.8 kg. The largest one is 7.68 kg. The largest meteorite has an irregular shield shape, the back side with regmalypts and the front side with melting streamlines. Petrography: Polished section of the sample observed under the SEM shows extremely fine (~5um) taenite and kamacite forming an ataxite pattern. No inclusions can be observed in the section Geochemistry: (ELAN DRC-e Q-ICP-MS) Ni=16.7, Co=0.73 (in wt%), Ga=0.22, Ge=2.27, As=1.35, W=3.36, Ir= 36.80, Au=0.06 (in ppm) Classification: Iron Meteorite (ataxite), IVB Specimens: Main mass with Xinping Wen. One polished section and a 100 g slice was deposited in IGCAS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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IGCAS: Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China (institutional address; updated 27 Mar 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 293 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 457 approved meteorites from China (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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