CAMPIONE METEORITE - METEORITE SAMPLE

Name MacKay Glacier 14015
Abbreviation MCY 14015
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Mackay Glacier, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Italian Antarctic Expedition 30
Latitude 77° 14' 10'' S
Longitude 158° 5' 0'' E
Findsite remarks
Field description 1.5 x 1 x 0.5 cm rounded shape, fully crusted with bleached haloes
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 19/1/2015
Finder GEMELLI M.
Original Mass (g) 0.4
Mass at MNA (g) 0.31
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Coarse Type STONY
Type CHONDRITE
Class/Clan ORDINARY CHONDRITE
Group L 4
Shock stage S2
Weathering grade W2
Fa (Ol) 25.1 ± 0.5
Fs (low Ca Px) 20.1 ± 1.9
Classified by A. Fiorelli (UniSI) and L. Folco (UniPi)
Comments
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
  2. Goodrich C.A. and Fioretti A.M. (2000) The parent magmas of ureilites FRO 90054 and Hughes 009: Inferences from melt inclusions in FRO 90054 (abstract). Lunar Planet. Sci. 31st, #1226.
    https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2000/pdf/1226.pdf
PROJECT
Title Meteoriti antartiche
Acr
Code PNRA 2013/AZ2.04
PI Luigi Folco

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