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| Basic information | Name: Nova 004 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Russia? Mass:  3.47 kg | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 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 88:
Nova 004 Possibly from Siberia Purchased 2003 Chondrite (H5) A partly fusion crusted stone of 3470 g was bought in a flea market in Frankfurt (Germany). The original mass of the individual is estimated to be 4-5 kg. The sample was said to be from a region between Irkutsk and border of Mongolia. A large meteorite was reported to have fallen in Bodiabo, Irkutsk in 2002. Classification (M. Niemeier and A. Bischoff, Mün): The sample is a very fresh (W0/1) unbrecciated chondrite. The olivine composition is Fa19.2 ± 0.5; low Ca-pyroxene composition Fs16.6 ±0.8. Shock stage is S3. Specimens: type specimen 35 g and thin section, Mün; main mass, anonymous owner. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Russia? | ||||||||||||
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