[meteorite-list] Fukang Pallasite & Chinga Ungrouped?

Mike Fowler mqfowler at mac.com
Sat Feb 18 14:19:48 EST 2006


Hi List,

I have a Chinga Iron in my collection listed as IVB Anomalous.    
According to this abstract, Chinga is Ungrouped.  Is this the latest  
consensus?  If so I will need a different meteorite to represent the  
IVB group in my collection.

> Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII (2006) sess454.pdf
> Honesto J. *   McDonough W. F.    Walker R. J.    Corrigan C. M.     
> McCoy T. J.    Chabot N. L.    Ash R. D.
>
> 187 Re-187Os Isotopic and Highly Siderophile Element Systematics of  
> Group IVB Irons, and Ungrouped Irons
> Chinga, Tishomingo and Willow Grove [#1374]
> IVB irons and the ungrouped irons Chinga, Tishomingo and Willow  
> Grove were analyzed for HSE abundances
> and 187Re-187Os systematics. Chinga and Willow Grove cannot be  
> related to the IVBs by igneous fractionation.
> Tishomingo is more ambiguous.
>

Regarding the Fukang Pallasite, Arizona Skies states on their web  
site that Fukang is Ungrouped.  This is news to me.  I searched the  
internet and could find no info.  Can any one confirm the official  
classification of this pallasite?  Of course, if it is ungrouped,  
I'll have to add it to my collection as well!

Mike Fowler
Chicago

55 unique planetary bodies represented in my collection and counting!

PS  Of course, I went to David Weir's Meteorite Studies site first to  
get his take on these two irons, but neither one is listed yet!



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