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]
Qidong | |
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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] |
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.
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