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| Basic information | Name: Lohawat This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1994 Country: India Mass:  40 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 451 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
Lohawat Rajasthan, India Fell 1994 October 30 (23:45 local time) Achondrite (howardite) A stone of ~40 kg fell in an open field, forming a 50 cm deep crater. About 6 kg was collected by the GSI after the event was reported in local newspapers. Mineralogy and classification (Chattopadhyay et al., 1998; Singh et al., 1998): a polymict, regolith breccia, containing glassy spherules and anorthositic, dunitic, and gabbroic clasts embedded in a brecciated matrix. Bulk compositional data not yet available to confirm classification. Specimens: 6.245 kg, GSI. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
GSI: The Director General, Geological Survey of India, 27, J.L.N Road, Kolkata 700 016, West Bengal, India., India; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2018) |
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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 16 approved meteorites from Rajasthan, India (plus 4 unapproved names) This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites from India (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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