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| Basic information | Name: Severny Kolchim This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1965 Country: Russia Mass:  1390 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 710 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 38:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF SEVERNY KOLCHIM STONY METEORITE, USSR Name: SEVERNY KOLCHIM. The place of fall or discovery: 9 km. south of the village of Severny Kolchim, Krasnovisbersk district, Perm region, USSR; φ = 60°30'N; λ =57°00' E. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, August 1965. Class and type: STONY, olivine-pyroxene chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: About 2 kg; 1.3 kg was preserved. The meteorite has an oval shape; its dimensions are 12 X 11 X 9 cm.; it is seen here and there remnants of a fusion crust. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite was found by geologist V. A. Sigov in loamy soil at the depth of about 15 cm. in roots of a tree. The meteorite was turned over to the Ural Geological Museum (Sverdlovsk, USSR). Source: Report of Dr. I. A. Judin (Sverdlovsk, USSR) in a letter, X 1, 1966. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 38, Moscow (1966) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Permskaya oblast', Russia (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 156 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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