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| Basic information | Name: Kunashak This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1949 Country: Russia Mass:  200 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 6:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. KUNASHAK, Kunashak district, Cheljabinsk region, RSFSR; 0614,558. Fall June 11, 1949, 8:14 local time. Stone; chondrite. A meteorite shower, about 20 specimens, total weight over 200 kg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 6, Moscow (1957)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Chelyabinskaya oblast', Russia This is 1 of 153 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Kunaschak (In NHM Cat) Kunischak (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||