Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Thiel Mountains 99016

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Thiel Mountains 99016

Basic information

Name: Thiel Mountains 99016
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: TIL 99016
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Planetary Studies Foundation (US)]
Mass: 43 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	E6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	EL6
Recommended:			EL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 130 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 3
  Line 7:

Latitude:	85°09.906'S
Longitude:	94°46.627'W
Mass (g):	43
Pieces:	1
Class:	E6
Weathering grade:	A/B
Ferrosilite (mol%):	0.5
Classifier:	P. Sipiera, Harper
Type spec location:	PSF
Main mass:	PSF

Institutions
and collections

PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
Harper: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(85° 9' 54"S, 94° 46' 38"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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