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| Basic information | Name: Ganq 004 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: China Mass:  3.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 70 approved meteorites classified as L~5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Nov 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Ganq 004 37°35’29.80"N, 92°17’38.48"E Qinghai, China Find: 22. June 2014 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~5) History: (Ziyao Wang) Five dark-brown rocks were discovered by Liu Binghan (Haixi/Qinghai) within 400 m during field work in the desert about 150 km SE of Huangtouzhen, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province on June 15 and 22, 2014. Physical characteristics: Five dark brown rock fragments of 1953, 765, 579, 489, and 117 g Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) gray recrystallized matrix with well-defined chondrules (0.4 - 4 mm, av. 0.8 mm) and irregular metal and sulfide inclusions up to 3 mm (lager often intergrown). Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.99-5.09 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~5, W1) Specimens: 21.1 g on deposit at Kiel, Liu Binghan (Haixi/Qinghai) holds the main mass, and 181 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 28 approved meteorites from Qinghai, China This is 1 of 467 approved meteorites from China (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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