CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name Frontier Mountain 03022
Abbreviation FRO 03022
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 19
Latitude 72° 57' 3'' S
Longitude 160° 27' 36'' E
Findsite remarks firn-ice edge, west of campsite
Field description half stone, 1 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 29/12/2003
Finder FOLCO L.
Original Mass (g) 2.47
Mass at MNA (g) 2.27
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type PRIMITIVE ACHONDRITE
Class/Clan
Group UREILITE
Shock stage up to S5
Weathering grade W1
Fa (Ol) 7-25
Fs (low Ca Px) 0.8-21
Classified by A.M. Fioretti and R. Carampin (PD)
Comments Polymict breccia
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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