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| Basic information | Name: Kunya-Urgench This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1998 Country: Turkmenistan Mass:  1.1 t | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11150 approved meteorites (plus 22 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 83:
Kunya-Urgench Dashkhowus Velayat, Turkmenistan Fell 1998 June 20, 17:25 local time Ordinary chondrite (H5) A large bolide was observed by people in several villages, and a loud whistling followed by a crashing noise was heard. A large mass impacted 30–50 m from several farmers in a cotton field, creating a 6 m wide, 4 m deep crater. A single stone weighing ~900 kg was recovered from the crater, and 1000–1100 kg was recovered in total. Mineralogy and classification (O. Odekov, Turk; S. Muhamednazarov, NHCT; A. Ivanov, Vernad): olivine, Fa18.0; pyroxene, Fs15.9. Specimens: type specimens, NHCT, Vernad; main mass, Turk. This meteorite is also known by the name Saparmurat Turkmenbashy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) NHCT: National Hydrometeorological Committee of Turkmenistan, Azady Str. 81, Ashgabat 744000, Turkmenistan (institutional address) Turk: Scientific Research Geological Prospective Institute of State Corporation, "Turkmengeology", Magtymduly Str. 81, Ashgabat 744000, Turkmenistan (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Tashauz, Turkmenistan This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Turkmenistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Saparmurat Turkmenbashy (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||