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Yamato 980524
Basic information Name: Yamato 980524
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Y-980524
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass:help 24.3 g
Classification
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NIPR Newsletter:  MN 18  (2009)  EH6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  EL6
Recommended:  EL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 133 approved meteorites classified as EL6.   [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 3 Apr 2009
Revised 10 Jul 2010: Reclassified in MB97
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Writeup from MB 97:
Yamato-980524 reclassified as EL6, Kamacite contains 1.1 wt% Si and 6.2 wt% Ni (A. E. Rubin).

Writeup from MB 98:
Yamato 980524 reclassified as EL6, Kamacite contains 1.1 wt% Si and 6.2 wt% Ni (A. E. Rubin).
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References: Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites /Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,18, (2009-03)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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Antarctica
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)
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