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Elephant Moraine 92015

Basic information

Name: Elephant Moraine 92015
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: EET 92015
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1992
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 4.1 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 17(1)	(1994)	Howardite
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 79	(1996)	Howardite
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Howardite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Howardite
Recommended:			Howardite [explanation]

This is 1 of 439 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites

Writeup

Writeup from AMN 17(1):

See EET 92014

Data from:
  MB79
  Table 2
  Line 215:

Origin or pseudonym:	Northern Ice Patch
Mass (g):	4.1
Class:	How
Weathering grade:	A/B
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21-44
Comments:	92014 pairing group

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 17(1) (1994), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 79, MAPS 31, A161-A174 (1996)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(76° 11'S, 157° 10'E)
Recommended::	(76° 3' 0"S, 156° 1' 53"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 33.9 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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