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Basic information | Name: Nova 011 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: (unknown) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sHL. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 20 Apr 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 100:
Nova 011 Russia Purchased: 2009 Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB-sHL) History: An anonymous person purchased a cut piece of an iron meteorite at the Anapa town market (Krasnodar region, Russia). Physical characteristics: The total mass and number of pieces are unknown. The purchased piece was ~100 g. The whole meteorite mass could be >1 kg based on the shape of the cut piece. Petrography: (C. A. Lorenz, S. N. Teplyakova, Vernad) The average kamacite bandwidth is 1.5 mm. Accessory phases are schreibersite, troilite and iron hydroxides. Weathering is minimal. Geochemistry: (M. Humayun, FSU, by LA-ICP-MS): Ni = 118939; Au 2.44; Pt 4.01; Ir 0.715; Os 0.794; Re 0.068; W 0.318; Sb 0.29; Sn 0.78; Pd 6.17; Rh 1.22; Ru 4.87; Mo 7.5; As 18; Ge 82; Ga 34; Zn 0.3; Cu 259; Co 4718; Cr 10; S 63; P 515 (all ppm). Classification: Iron, coarse octahedrite. Data plots within the IAB-sHL field of Wasson and Kallemeyn (2002). Specimens: 26.7 g and one polished section are on deposit at Vernad. An anonymous collector holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1709: |
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Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) FSU: Department of Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL 32306-4100, United States (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2010) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites from (unknown) (plus 15 unapproved names) |