CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name MacKay Glacier 14018
Abbreviation MCY 14018
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Mackay Glacier, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 30
Latitude 77° 14' 27'' S
Longitude 158° 5' 19'' E
Findsite remarks
Field description millimeter sized, crusted fragment
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 20/1/2015
Finder NAVA J.
Original Mass (g) 0.1
Mass at MNA (g) 0.1
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type CHONDRITE
Class/Clan ORDINARY CHONDRITE
Group L 4
Shock stage S3
Weathering grade W3
Fa (Ol) 22.5±0.9
Fs (low Ca Px) 19.8±1.3
Classified by F. Focacci and M. Gemelli (DST-PI)
Comments
Other data
References
  1. Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Bouvier A. and Grossman J. (2020) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 107. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55(2), 460-462.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13440
PROJECT
Title Meteoriti antartiche
Acr
Code PNRA 2013/AZ2.04
PI Luigi Folco

Sample Picture