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| Basic information | Name: Kumtag 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: China Mass:  1260 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 10273 approved meteorites (plus 18 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 18 Nov 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 101:
Kumtag 003 41°30’N, 93°33’E Xinjiang, China Found: November 2011 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: In November, 2011, a meteorite was found in the Tuzileike Desert when a geologist, Jianmin Wang, was working in the geological survey. Since then on, Mr. Wang and his colleagues have been searched for meteorites in an ~60 km2 region. In 2012 other hunters have also searched for meteorites, finding more than 270 kg. Physical characteristics: (S. Hu, IGGCAS): 120 g irregular shaped (5 × 4 × 3 cm) rock lacking fusion crust. Petrography: (S. Hu, IGGCAS): Recognizable chondrule types include porphyritic and barred olivine/pyroxene. Matrix recrystallized. Metal and troilite are relatively fresh, sometimes with thin weathering rims. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa19.2±0.9, n=5; low-Ca pyroxene Fs16.7±0.6, n=5. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5), S2, W1. Specimens: One 120 g piece and one thin section are deposited at IGGCAS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
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. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 267 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 4 unapproved names) This is 1 of 422 approved meteorites from China (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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