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| Basic information | Name: Tessera This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Italy Mass:  51.3 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6407 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
Tessera Venice Province, Italy Found 2000 February 26 Ordinary chondrite (H4) A brilliant fireball was observed on 2000 February 12 at 23:30 local time, but no meteorites were immediately recovered. On February 26, Matteo Chinellato found nine crusted stones (masses between 2.5 and 6.9 g) within a few meters of each other, but the amount of weathering seen casts doubt on whether these fell only two weeks before. A 10.7 g stone was found at a later date, bringing the total mass to 51.3 g. Classification and mineralogy (J. Otto, Frei): olivine, Fa18.0–18.6; pyroxene, Fs16.6–17.1Wo0.5–1.2; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W1. Specimens: 12 g, M. Chinellato; 2.9 g, Frei; 5.5 g, RBINS; 6.9 g, Vatican; a few grams, Bologna U. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB85 Table 2 Line 31: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address) RBINS: Marleen De Ceukelaire Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, rue Vautier 29 - 1000 Brussels, Belgium (institutional address; updated 15 Jul 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Veneto, Italy (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 42 approved meteorites from Italy (plus 23 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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