Qidong (meteorite)
| Qidong | |
|---|---|
| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Ordinary chondrite |
| Group | L/LL5-an |
| Composition | Fa25.7,[1] Fe21.5, Fe-Ni metal abundance 4.7 wt% |
| Country | China |
| Region | Jiangsu province, Qidong County |
| Coordinates | 32°5′N 121°30′E / 32.083°N 121.500°E[2] |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | July 2, 1982, 17:45 hrs.[1] |
| TKW | 1275 g[1] |
Qidong is a L/LL5-an chondrite meteorite fallen in 1982 in China. After detonation a single individual specimen was found in the field. Other circumstances of fall and recovery were not reported.[1]
Composition and classification
This meteorite is intermediate between L and LL ordinary chondrites, possibly indicating formation on a separate parent body.[3] Its fayalite, ferrosilite place this stone at the extreme higher end of L chondrites, the metal content is typical of LL chondrites and the Co abundance in matrix kamacite (15 mg/g) is at the extreme lower end of LL chondrites.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d A. L. Graham. Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 65. Meteoritics, vol. 22, page 160
- ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Qidong
- ^ Kallemeyn G. W., Rubin A. E., Wang D., and Wasson J. T. Ordinary chondrites: Bulk compositions, classification, lithophile-element fractionations, and composition-petrographic type relationships. 1989, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 53, 2747–2767.