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| Basic information | Name: Batyushkovo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2007 Country: Russia Mass:  4.62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8690 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 23 Mar 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB online:
Batyushkovo 55°32.92´N, 35°17.97´E Smolensk Region, Russian Federation Found: June 2007 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: A stone was discovered in a ravine near Batyushkovo village by A.I. Komyagin, who was looking for boulders for his garden. The whole stone was presented by the finder to the meteorite collection of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physical characteristics: A 4620 g rounded complete stone is partially covered with weathered light colored fusion crust. The freshly looking black interior of the stone is enveloped by a 3 - 5 mm thick crust of rusted material. Petrography: (D.D.Badjukov, Vernad) Chondrule outlines are recognizable, low-Ca clinopyroxene is present, metal content is 3.0 vol.%, plagioclase is totally converted into maskelynite, olivine grains have up to 4 planar fracture systems and show very strong mosaicism and occasionally incipient recrystallization. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions: olivine (Fa23.7±0.2), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs20.1±0.7Wo1.6), high-Ca pyroxene (Fs7.9Wo42.4), maskelynite (Ab84Or6), kamacite (4.6 - 6.2 wt% Ni, 1.2 - 1.6 wt% Co), taenite (26.7 - 31.1 wt% Ni, 0.4 - 0.5 wt%. Co). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5), S5, weathering grade of stone interior, W1. Specimens: Type specimens: whole mass plus thin section, Vernad. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB98 Table 1 Line 214: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Smolenskaya oblast', Russia This is 1 of 155 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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