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| Basic information | Name: Kirishi This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2006 Country: Russia Mass:  1350 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2062 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 2 Apr 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB online:
Kirishi 59°32.9´N, 32°06.8´E Leningrad Region, Russia Found: Sept 2006 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) History: A single stone was found by L. A. Belov while collecting mushrooms between the city of Kirishi and the Pchevo village. Physical characteristics: A single 1350 g angular, friable, dark gray fragment partially covered with shiny black fusion crust. Petrography (D. D. Badjukov, Vernad): Chondrules have sharp boundaries with the matrix and range in apparent diameter from 0.15 to ~ 3 mm, with an average of 0.42 mm. Metal content is 2.6 vol.%. Matrix is clastic, consisting of distinct mineral fragments. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions: Homogeneous olivine (Fa24.5±0.3), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs2-26), high-Ca pyroxene (Fs4-15Wo32-49), chlorapatite. Some chondrules contain bytownite (An70-77). Opaques include kamacite (4.5-6.5 wt% Ni, 1 wt% Co), taenite (28-50 wt% Ni, 0.2-0.4 wt% Co, 0.2-0.4 wt% Cu), Cu metal, troilite, chromite (Cr/[Cr+Al] = 0.95), ilmenite. Classification (D.D.Badjukov, A.I. Ivliev, Vernad): Ordinary chondrite (L4), S1, W0. Specimens: Type specimens: 46.5 g plus a thin section are located at Vernad, main mass is with the finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB98 Table 1 Line 215: |
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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 the only approved meteorite from Leningradskaya oblast', Russia This is 1 of 156 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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