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Qingzhen
Qingzhen is an EH3 enstatite chondrite meteorite that fell in Guizhou, China, in 1976. The EH designation places it among high-iron enstatite chondrites, while petrologic type 3 indicates comparatively limited thermal equilibration and the preservation of primitive textures. Its highly reduced mineral assemblage differs markedly from the oxidized material found in many other meteorite groups, maki...
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Fukang
Fukang is a pallasite meteorite found near Fukang in China's Xinjiang region around 2000. Its cut surfaces reveal large, translucent olivine crystals embedded in a metallic matrix composed chiefly of iron and nickel, the characteristic structure of pallasites. The original mass was reported at approximately one metric tonne, and sections are studied and collected for both their meteoritic composit...
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