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| Basic information | Name: Khatiyah This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Qatar Mass:  1500 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10290 approved meteorites (plus 18 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 87:
Khatiyah Dukhan, Qatar Found 2000 May Ordinary chondrite (H5) A 1.5 kg single stone was found by Colin Wade while out with a running club. Classification (R. Jones, UNM): olivine, Fa18.0 ± 0.7; pyroxene, Fs15.9 ± 0.2Wo0.9 ± 0.2. Shock stage, S3. Specimens: type specimens 20 g NHM, ~13.6 g and a thin section, UNM; main mass C. Wade. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
NHM: Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2011) UNM: Institute of Meteoritics MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-1126 USA, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Al Jumayliyah, Qatar This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Qatar | ||||||||||||
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