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| Basic information | Name: Grove Mountains 150276 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: GRV 150276 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)] Mass:  2.95 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 819 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 8 Jan 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Grove Mountains 150276 (GRV 150276) 72°56’30"S, 75°21’29"E Antarctica Find: 2016 Jan 18 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) Petrography: The section shows a close-packed aggregate of chondrules, ranging up to 3 mm in maximum dimension; a variety of types is present, mainly including porphyritic, barred olivine, cryptocrystalline and radial olivine textures Olivine and pyroxene have variable composition. The shock veins is clearly visible. The texture and variable mineral compositions are those of type 3, and the amount of metal suggests L group, hence the meteorite is tentatively classified L3. Specimens: The main mass and one thin section are on deposit at PRIC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
PRIC: Polar Research Institute of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai 200129, China; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Apr 2013) GUT: College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin 541004, China (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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