CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name Frontier Mountain 90054
Abbreviation FRO 90054
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 6
Latitude 72° 57' 20'' S
Longitude 160° 26' 18'' E
Findsite remarks blue ice, firn-ice edge, W of camp
Field description
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 10/1/1991
Finder WIELER R.
Original Mass (g) 17.51
Mass at MNA (g) 7.04
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type PRIMITIVE ACHONDRITE
Class/Clan
Group UREILITE
Shock stage S3
Weathering grade W0
Fa (Ol) 13.1
Fs (low Ca Px) 11
Classified by A.M. Fioretti (CNR-PD), G.M. Molin, G. Salviulo (UniPd) and G.P. Sighinolfi (UniMo)
Comments 60% Aug, 30% Ol, 10% low-Ca Px, low shock
Other data
References
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PROJECT
Title EUROMET: an European meteorite collection programme
Acr EUROMET 1
Code
PI Marcello Mellini

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