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| Basic information | Name: Tugalin-Bulen This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1967 Country: Mongolia Mass:  10 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6500 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 56:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE TUGALIN-BULEN, MONGOLIA, STONY METEORITE Name: TUGALIN-BULEN Place of fall: Close to Tugalin-Bulen, Peoples Republic of Mongolia. 45°N., 103°E., approximate location of fall site. Date of fall: February 13, 1967. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Number of individual specimens: 3 Total weight: About 10 kg Sources: Dr. O. Otgonsuren, Director of the Polytechnical Institute, Ulan-Bator, Peoples Republic of Mongolia. Dr. P. Pellas, Laboratoire de Mineralogie du Museum, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 56, Meteoritics 14, 161-175 (1979)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Dundgovi, Mongolia This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Mongolia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Middle Hoby (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||