Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Grove Mountains 052969

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Grove Mountains 052969

Basic information

Name: Grove Mountains 052969
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GRV 052969
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)]
Mass: 71.3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 96	(2009)	L7
Recommended:			L7 [explanation]

This is 1 of 31 approved meteorites classified as L7. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 7 Oct 2009

Data from:
  MB96
  Table 6
  Line 760:

Date:	1/17/2006
Latitude:	72°46'55"S
Longitude:	75°17'56"E
Mass (g):	71.26
Pieces:	1
Class:	L7
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	23.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.6
Classifier:	GIGCAS
Type spec location:	PRIC

Institutions
and collections

PRIC: Polar Research Institute of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai 200129, China; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Apr 2013)
GIGCAS: Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(72° 46' 55"S, 75° 17' 56"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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