Name Frontier Mountain 90095
Abbreviation FRO 90095
Observed fall No
Place of Recovery Frontier Mountain, Antarctica
Country ANTARCTICA
Latitude 72° 57' 13'' S
Longitude 160° 30' 23'' E
Find date (dd/mm/yyyy) 10/1/1991
Original Mass (g) 3.67
Mass at MNA (g) 3.38
Thin section available
Status OFFICIAL
Type Ordinary chondrite
Class H4
Shock stage S1
Weathering grade C
Fa (Ol) 17.4
Fs (low Ca Px) 15.2
References
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