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| Basic information | Name: Korra Korrabes This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1996 Country: Namibia Mass:  140 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
Korra Korrabes Namaland, Namibia Found 1996 November Ordinary chondrite (H3) A 22 kg stone plus 11 smaller pieces totaling ~18 kg were found in 1996 November in a dry river bed by a farmer who was searching for Gibeon irons. People searching with metal detectors recovered hundreds of additional buried, more weathered pieces within 50 m of the original material since 2000 November, bringing the total mass to ~120–130 kg. The largest specimen was used in a garden wall until 2000 August. Classification and mineralogy (L. Ashwal, RAU): a breccia with ~10–20 vol% angular to irregular, relatively lightcolored clasts, varying in size up to ~3 cm across; olivine, Fa13.8–27.2 (n = 152); low-Ca pyroxene, Fs8.4–27.8 (n = 68); excellent preservation of glass in chondrules; shock stage, S1; weathering grade, W2. Specimens: main mass owned by Dr. R. McKenzie, WRP, Pty. Ltd, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa; type specimens, four pieces totaling 192.7 g, TM. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB85 Table 2 Line 13: |
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| Institutions and collections |
TM: Geoscience Museum, Transvaal Museum, P. O. Box 413, Pretoria 0001, South Africa (institutional address; updated 3 Mar 2011) RAU: Rand Afrikaans University, P. O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Namaland, Namibia This is 1 of 48 approved meteorites from Namibia (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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