| Name |
MacKay Glacier 14002 |
| Abbreviation |
MCY 14002 |
| Observed fall |
No |
| Place of Recovery |
Mackay Glacier, Antarctica |
| Country |
ANTARCTICA |
| Italian Antarctic Expedition |
30 |
| Latitude |
77° 14' 5'' S |
| Longitude |
158° 7' 36'' E |
| Findsite remarks |
|
| Field description |
7 x 7 x 5 cm 70% cracked fusion crust, roundish fragment, brown interior |
| Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) |
14/1/2015 |
| Finder |
NAVA J. |
| Original Mass (g) |
331.8 |
| Mass at MNA (g) |
329 |
| Thin section |
available |
| Status |
OFFICIAL |
| Coarse Type |
STONY |
| Type |
CHONDRITE |
| Class/Clan |
ORDINARY CHONDRITE |
| Group |
L 6 |
| Shock stage |
S4 |
| Weathering grade |
W2 |
| Fa (Ol) |
23.0 ± 0.2 |
| Fs (low Ca Px) |
19.3 ± 0.2 |
| Classified by |
A. Fiorelli (UniSI) and L. Folco (UniPi) |
| Comments |
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| Other data |
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| References
|
- Fiorelli A. (2019) Petrographic analyses and classification of Antarctic meteorites. Master's thesis, University of Siena, Siena, 65 pp.
- Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Bouvier A. and Grossman J.N. (2020) The Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55(5), 1146-1150.
https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13493
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| PROJECT |
| Title |
Meteoriti antartiche |
| Acr |
|
| Code |
PNRA 2013/AZ2.04 |
| PI |
Luigi Folco |