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| Basic information | Name: Korla 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: China Mass:  253 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as H~6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 11 Feb 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Korla 001 41°33’55.04"N, 86° 41’41.39"E Xinjiang, China Find: 19. Mar 2016 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6) History: (Ziyao Wang) Discovered by the geologist Wang Rongqing (Changji/Xinjiang) during field work in the Korla area on 19 Mar 2016. Physical characteristics: (Ziyao Wang) Black-brown stone of 253 g without fusion crust Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) brown and dark-gray, recrystallized matrix, with poorly defined chondrules (0.2-1.3 mm, av. 0.5 mm) and irregular tiny metal specks (av. 0.1 mm). Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.90 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H~6, W4) Specimens: 20.1 g on deposit at Kiel, Ziyao Wang holds the main mass, and 28 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB108 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) 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. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Statistics: This is 1 of 302 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 467 approved meteorites from China (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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