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Basic information | Name: Grove Mountains 090994 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: GRV 090994 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE)] Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 200 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 1 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 102:
Grove Mountains 090994 (GRV 090994) 72°59’5.6"S, 75°14’55.2"E Antarctica Found: 2010 Feb 1 Classification: Mesosiderite History: One of 1618 meteorite samples collected by CHINARE in the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica, during the 2009-2010 field season. Physical characteristics (B. Miao, H. Chen, Z. Xia, L. Xie, J. Yao, GUT): The 369.1 g stone has an irregular shape. It contains an even distribution of metal and silicates portions. It has no fusion crust. Petrography (B. Miao, H. Chen, Z. Xia, L. Xie, J. Yao, GUT): It consists of 35 vol% of metallic Fe-Ni and the silicate portion. The silicate part consists of various large fragments of pyroxenes, plagioclase. Geochemistry (B. Miao, H. Chen, Z. Xia, L. Xie, J. Yao, GUT): Kamacite, Ni 4.71 - 6.22 wt%; Taenite, Ni 36.2 - 46.1 wt%. The metal has no detectable Co. Orthopyroxene, Fs27-33Wo2-5, FeO/MnO (in weight) = 21. Classification: Mesosiderite, significantly weathered. Specimens: The main mass and one thin section are on deposited at PRIC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB102 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
PRIC: Polar Research Institute of China, 451 Jinqiao Road, Shanghai 200129, China; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Apr 2013) GUT: College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, 12 Jiangan Road, Guilin 541004, China (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2012) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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