CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name Frontier Mountain 03060
Abbreviation FRO 03060
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 19
Latitude 72° 57' 11'' S
Longitude 160° 26' 25'' E
Findsite remarks firn-ice edge, west of campsite
Field description 25% crusted, weathered, 1 x 1 cm
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 29/12/2003
Finder BRUZZI P.
Original Mass (g) 1.59
Mass at MNA (g) 1.59
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type CHONDRITE
Class/Clan ORDINARY CHONDRITE
Group H 6
Shock stage S1
Weathering grade W1/2
Fa (Ol) 19.6
Fs (low Ca Px) 16.7
Classified by A. Burroni and L. Folco (MNA-SI)
Comments Veined
Other data
References
  1. Folco L. and Zeoli A. (2005) The meteorite collection of the Italian Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide “Felice Ippolito” (December 2005 update). Terra Antartica 12(1), 35-39.
    http://192.167.120.37/Editoria/TAP/TA_pdfs/Volume_12/TA_12_035_Folco.pdf
  2. Folco L., Rochette P., Gattacceca J. and Perchiazzi N. (2006) In situ identification, pairing, and classification of meteorites from Antarctica through magnetic susceptibility measurements. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 41(3), 343-353.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00467.x
  3. Russell S.S., Zolensky M.E., Righter K., Folco L., Jones R., Connolly H.C., Grady M.M. and Grossman J.N. (2005) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No.89, 2005 September. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 40(S9), A201-A263.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00425.x
PROJECT
Title Meteoriti antartiche
Acr
Code PNRA 2002/5.4
PI Marcello Mellini

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