CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name Frontier Mountain 93008
Abbreviation FRO 93008
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 9
Latitude 72° 57' 16'' S
Longitude 160° 26' 16'' E
Findsite remarks
Field description crusted stony fragment, 2.5 cm across, crystalline, magnetic
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 8/1/1994
Finder FRANCHI I.A.
Original Mass (g) 12.01
Mass at MNA (g) 6.92
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type PRIMITIVE ACHONDRITE
Class/Clan
Group UREILITE
Shock stage
Weathering grade A/B
Fa (Ol) 14.4
Fs (low Ca Px) 13.7
Classified by R. Carampin, A.M. Fioretti and G. Molin (UPad)
Comments
Other data
References
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PROJECT
Title EUROMET: an European meteorite collection programme
Acr EUROMET
Code
PI Marcello Mellini

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