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| Basic information | Name: Yu Wei Liang 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: YWL 001 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: China Mass:  140 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 48 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L4-6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 11 Sep 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Yu Wei Liang 001 (YWL 001) 41.250°N, 91.144°E Xinjiang, China Find: 2016 Dec 16 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4-6) History: More than 90 pieces were found by a Chen Peng Li and Zhao Yu Xian on December 6, 2016, near Ruoqiang, Xinjing, China. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Equilibrated breccia composed of clasts with well-formed chondrules (apparent diameter 500±300 μm) as well as type 5 and type 6 clasts in a recrystallized matrix containing stained kamacite and chlorapatite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.1-24.9, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs20.0-20.1Wo1.6-1.5, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs7.1-7.4Wo46.4-45.4, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4-6). Specimens: 129.8 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remaining material with Chen Peng Li. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 316 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 6 unapproved names) This is 1 of 480 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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