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| Basic information | Name: Lixian This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: China Mass:  43 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 144 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 12 Sep 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 101:
Lixian 29°51.1’N, 111°35.9’E Hunan, China Found: 2005 Apr Classification: Iron meteorite (IIAB) History: A farmer discovered a rusted iron mass while plowing his field in Shunquiao village in April 2005. Three years later a specimen was provided to Bartoschewitz for classification. Physical characteristics: One rusty iron mass of about 43 kg. Petrography: The meteorite shows a coarse Widmannstätten pattern with bandwidth of 10-25 mm. Contains troilite and troilite-graphite inclusions. Kamacite presents Neumann lines and high density of rhabdite precipitates, while schreibersite often occurs at kamacite boundaries. Geochemistry: The composition (C. Meyer, H. Becker, FUB, by ICP-MS) of the metal is Co = 0.47, Ni = 5.40 (both in weight-%); Cu = 132.3, Ga = 60, W = 1.7, Ir = 0.46, Pt = 14.86 (all in ppm). XRF (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) shows Co = 0.45, Ni = 6.06 Ni (both in wt%). Classification: Iron (IIAB, coarsest octahedrite). Specimens: Type specimens 19 g Kiel and 1.1 g FUB, 5 g Bart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) FUB: Freie Universität Berlin, Inst. für Geologische Wissenschaften, Malteserstrasse 74-100, D-12249 Berlin, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Aug 2012) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Hunan, China This is 1 of 450 approved meteorites from China (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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