A preliminary processing of Yamato-79 meteorites

• Main Authors: Hideyasu Kojima, Keizo Yanai
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Mining Geology, Mining College, Akita University 1981
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Antarctica; Yamato; Antarc*; Antarctica; Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=1204; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00001204/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=1204&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

About 3300 meteorites were collected in the area surrounding the Yamato Mountains, East Antarctica in the 1979-1980 season. About 1000 meteorites were numbered, weighed, measured and photographed, among which 500 specimens were classified by the Preliminary Examination Team into 9 eucrites, 3 diogen...