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| Basic information | Name: Sargiin Gobi This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1964 Country: Mongolia Mass:  17.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 80:
Sargiin Gobi Middle Gobi district, Mongolia Found 1964 August 8. Iron, Coarse Octahedrite (IAB) A 17.5-kg mass was found by a Mr. Shagdarjav in the Dundgobi aimag, ~60 km NW of Mandal Gobi. See Bischoff et al. (1996) for details of classification and petrology. Main mass in Museum of Natural Sciences at Mandal Gobi, Mongolia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Dundgovi, Mongolia This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from Mongolia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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