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Grove Mountains 021553

Basic information

Name: Grove Mountains 021553
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GRV 021553
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)]
Mass: 0.6 g

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 200 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all]
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Comments:

Approved 7 Oct 2009

Data from:
  MB96
  Table 6
  Line 112:

Date:	1/14/2003
Latitude:	72°56'05"S
Longitude:	75°19'19"E
Mass (g):	0.6
Pieces:	1
Class:	Mesosiderite
Classifier:	IGGCAS
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)
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. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(72° 56' 5"S, 75° 19' 19"E)

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

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