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Grove Mountains 055152
Basic information Name: Grove Mountains 055152
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GRV 055152
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)]
Mass:help 0.24 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  Metal
Recommended:  L-metal    [explanation]

This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites classified as L-metal.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Metal-rich meteorites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 5 Mar 2008
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 6
  Line 601:
Date:9-Jan-2006
Latitude:72°59'56"S
Longitude:75°11'14"E
Mass (g):0.24
Pieces:1
Class:Metal
Fayalite (mol%):23.7-26.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):20.5-21.2
Wollastonite (mol%):1.1-2
Classifier:IGGCAS
Main mass:PRIC
Comments:Probably from L group, kamacite with 1.1 wt% Co.; Footnote definition from J. Zipfel and erratum in MB94:
Institutions
   and collections		 PRIC: Polar Research Institute of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai 200129, China; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Apr 2013)
IGGCAS: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China (institutional address; updated 16 Oct 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (72° 59' 56"S, 75° 11' 14"E)

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     This is 1 of 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names)
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