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| Basic information | Name: Raghunathpura This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1986 Country: India Mass:  10.2 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 152 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 69:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Raghunathpura Alwar district, Rajasthan, India Fell November 20, 1986, about 2000 hr Iron. Hexahedrite (IIA) The meteorite fall was observed and a single mass of 10.2 kg recovered one day later from a meter deep pit. Classification and analysis, Ni 5.30%, Ge 200 ppm, Ga 50 ppm, Ir 15 ppm (V. S. Bapna et al., Meteoritics, submitted). M | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 69, Meteoritics 25, 237-239 (1990)
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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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