CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name Frontier Mountain 09014
Abbreviation FRO 09014
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 25
Latitude 72° 57' 10'' S
Longitude 160° 28' 3'' E
Findsite remarks
Field description weathered, angular fragment 2 cm across
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 9/12/2009
Finder ROCHETTE P.
Original Mass (g) 10.6
Mass at MNA (g) 9.52
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type CHONDRITE
Class/Clan ORDINARY CHONDRITE
Group H 6
Shock stage S3
Weathering grade W2
Fa (Ol) 18.7
Fs (low Ca Px) 17.1
Classified by M. Macrì, M. Serracino and A. Maras (URoma)
Comments Paired with FRO 09002?
Other data
References
  1. Ruzicka A., Grossman J.N. and Garvie L. (2014) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 100 2014 June. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 49(8), E1-E101.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12342
PROJECT
Title Meteoriti antartiche
Acr
Code PNRA 2004/5.4
PI Marcello Mellini

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