Name Frontier Mountain 90027
Abbreviation FRO 90027
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Latitude 72° 57' 14'' S
Longitude 160° 30' 13'' E
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 10/1/1991
Original Mass (g) 16.03
Mass at MNA (g) 11.65
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Type Ordinary chondrite
Class H3
Shock stage S3
Weathering grade B/C
Fa (Ol) 3.0-27.6
Fs (low Ca Px) 7.3-18.9
References
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  3. Grady M.M. (2000) Catalogue of meteorites. Fifth Edition. The Natural History Museum, London, U.K., 690 pp.
  4. Rochette P., Sagnotti L., Consolomagno G., Folco L., Maras A., Panzarino F., Pesonen L., Serra R. and Terho M. (2001) A magnetic susceptibility database for stony meteorites. Quaderni di Geofisica 18, 1-6.
  5. Wight M.J., Wright I.P. and Pillinger C.T. (1995) Extensive weathering in type 3 ordinary chondrites from Frontier Mountain (abstract). Lunar. Planet. Sci. Conf. 26, 1501.
  6. Wlotzka F. (1992) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 72. Meteorit. 27, 109-117.

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