Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Grove Mountains 021767

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Grove Mountains 021767

Basic information

Name: Grove Mountains 021767
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GRV 021767
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)]
Mass: 0.86 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 96	(2009)	CR
Recommended:			CR [explanation]

This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites classified as CR. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites

Comments:

Approved 7 Oct 2009

Data from:
  MB96
  Table 6
  Line 158:

Date:	1/20/2003
Latitude:	72°47'05"S
Longitude:	75°17'40"E
Mass (g):	0.86
Pieces:	1
Class:	CR
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	1.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	3.4
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4
Classifier:	BeiAP
Type spec location:	PRIC

Institutions
and collections

PRIC: Polar Research Institute of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai 200129, China; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Apr 2013)
BeiAP: Beijing Astronomical Planetarium, Beijing, China (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(72° 47' 5"S, 75° 17' 40"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 44048 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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