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| Basic information | Name: Asuka 87263 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-87263 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  147.6 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sLH. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Asuka 87263 (A 87263) Antarctica Find: 1988 Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB-sLH) Petrography: D Geochemistry: Fe 76.4 wt%, Co 0.666 wt%, Ni 21.87 wt%, Ga 2.3 ppm, Ge 2.4 ppm, Ir 0.068 ppm, Au 1.86 ppm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
NIPR: Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2013) |
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter: Vol 28, 1-25 (2021 October) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43352 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||