Suizhou meteorite

Short description: Meteorite found in China

Suizhou meteorite

Type| Stone[1]
Class| Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6)[1]
Country| China [1]
Region| Hubei[1]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 31°43′N 113°23′E﻿ / ﻿31.717°N 113.383°E﻿ / 31.717; 113.383[1]
Observed fall| Yes
Fall date| April 15, 1986[1]
TKW| 270 kg[2]

The Suizhou meteorite[2] is a stone meteorite which fell on April 15, 1986, in Dayanpo, 12.5 km to the southeast of Suizhou city, Hubei province, China .

Right after the fall of this meteorite, a group of scientists from the China University of Geosciences and the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted a field survey and collection of Suizhou meteorite samples.[2] A total weight of 270 kg of this meteorite was collected.[2] The largest piece, a fragment of 56 kg in weight, is now preserved in the City Museum of Suizhou, and the smallest piece only weighs 20 g.[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Suizhou". https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=23738. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Xiande Xie, Ming Chen. Suizhou Meteorite: Mineralogy and Shock Metamorphism. ISSN 2194-3176 ISSN 2194-3184 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-662-48477-7 ISBN 978-3-662-48479-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-48479-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015950454 Springer-Verlag 2016

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