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| Basic information | Name: Naragh This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1974 Country: Iran Mass:  2.7 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 53:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE NARAGH, IRAN, STONY METEORITE Name: NARAGH Place of fall: The village of Naragh, 85 km SW of Teheran, Iran. Date of fall: August 18,1974, at 1830 local time. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 2.7 kg Circumstances of fall: The meteorite fell through the roof of a school laboratory, making a hole about 90 cm in diameter; there were no casualties. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 53, Meteoritics 10, 133-158 (1975)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Esfahan, Iran This is 1 of 390 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||
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