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| Basic information | Name: Araslanovo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1973 Country: Russia Mass:  132 kg | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as L/LL5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Araslanovo Tatarstan, Russia Found 1973 (?) Ordinary chondrite (L/LL5) A brownish stone weighing 132 kg was found by Vladimir Tikhonov while ploughing a field near the village of Araslanovo approximately 30 years ago. In 2003 he sent a piece of the stone to the Vernadsky Institute for identification. Classification and mineralogy (S. Teplyakova, M.Ivanova, Vernad): olivine, Fa26.2 PMD 4%, and pyroxene, Fs22.4Wo1.4, compositions are intermediate between those in L and LL chondrites, kamacite (Ni 4.8-6.6 wt%, Co 0.6-1.0 wt%) and taenite (Ni 35-47 wt%, Co 0.1-0.3 wt%) are present; some troilite grains contain Cu (up to 2 wt%), shock stage S4, weathering grade W1. Specimens:type specimen 700 g and a thin section, Vernad; main mass with anonymous owner. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Respublika Tatarstan, Russia (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 153 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||
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