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Lunan 24°48'N, 103° 1 8' E
Weize, Lunan County, Yunan, China
Fall 1980, April 4, 17:00 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Ordinary (H6)
Approx. recovered weight: 2.52 kg
A single mass of 2.52kg fell, D.Bian (1981).
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Title: Compositional study of Lunan stony meteorite
Authors: Wang, Z.; Xiang, D.; Sun, W.; Zhang, Y.; Cao, J.; Xuan, J.; Zhang, Z.

The Lunan stony meteorite recovered from Yunnan Province is an ordinary chondrite of the high-iron H(5) type. Thirteen kinds of minerals have been identified in the object. Compared with other meteorites of the same type, the Lunan meteorite has more FeO and Ni.

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The Lunan (H6) meteorite fell in Yunnan, China, on the 4th April, 1980.
A total mass of 2.52 kg was recovered.

24° 48'N, 103° 18'E



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