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Yamato 000749 | |||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Yamato 000749 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-000749 Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass: 1283 g | ||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 32 approved meteorites classified as Martian (nakhlite). [show all] Search for other: Martian meteorites | ||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MN J10(2):
Sample Name: Yamato 000749 Location: JARE IV Nunataks Dimensions (cm): 11 x 10 x 9 Weight (g): 1283 Weathering: B Fracturing: B Meteorite Type: Nakhlite Pairing: Yamato 000593
Macroscopic description This is pyramidal in shape. Two faces are broken surface. 40% of the surface is covered shiny black fusion crust. Exposed interior shows medium-grained granular texture and is dark green in color. | ||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites /Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,10(2),1-9 (2001-12) Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||
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