CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name MacKay Glacier 14004
Abbreviation MCY 14004
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Mackay Glacier, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 30
Latitude 77° 14' 4'' S
Longitude 158° 3' 45'' E
Findsite remarks
Field description 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm angular shape, uncrusted, dark colour
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 15/1/2015
Finder NAVA J.
Original Mass (g) 2.1
Mass at MNA (g) 2.03
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type CHONDRITE
Class/Clan CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE
Group CM 2
Shock stage S1
Weathering grade W0
Fa (Ol)
Fs (low Ca Px)
Classified by A. Belluzzo and L. Folco (UniPI)
Comments Paired with MCY 14001 and MCY 14014.
Other data
References
  1. 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
PROJECT
Title Meteoriti antartiche
Acr
Code PNRA 2013/AZ2.04
PI Luigi Folco

Sample Picture