The meteorite collection of the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide in Siena

Abstract— The catalogue for the meteorite collection of Siena's Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide is presented. The collection primarily contains meteorites recovered from the Antarctic by the Italian National Programme for Antarctic Research but also includes specimens from various locations...

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Published in:Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Main Authors: Folco, Luigi, Rastelli, Nadia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2000
Subjects:
Space and Planetary Science
Geophysics
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2000.tb01795.x
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Summary:Abstract— The catalogue for the meteorite collection of Siena's Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide is presented. The collection primarily contains meteorites recovered from the Antarctic by the Italian National Programme for Antarctic Research but also includes specimens from various locations around the world. To date (April 2000), the collection totals 722 specimens. Of these, 533 specimens are classified, including 500 chondrites, 21 achondrites, 3 stony‐iron meteorites, and 9 iron meteorites.

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