THE JUANCHENG CHONDRITE - A NEW METEORITE FALL FROM CHINA

Authors
CHEN YH WANG DD WANG RT
Citation
Yh. Chen et al., THE JUANCHENG CHONDRITE - A NEW METEORITE FALL FROM CHINA, Meteoritics & planetary science, 33(4), 1998, pp. 177-179
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Geochemitry & Geophysics
Journal title
Meteoritics & planetary science → ACNP
ISSN journal
10869379
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
S
Pages
177 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
1086-9379(1998)33:4<177:TJC-AN>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A new meteorite, the Juancheng chondrite, fell recently in Juancheng C ounty, Shandong Province, China. It is classified as an H5 (S2) chondr ite on the basis of the compositions of olivine (Fa 19.2, sigma(Fa) 0. 46), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs 16.9, sigma(Fs) 0.4) and Co contents of kamac ite (0.36-0.47 wt%). Plagioclase is compositionally heterogeneous.