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Basic information | Name: Lut 005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Iran Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 469 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 11 Jul 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 103:
Lut 005 30°14’55"N, 59°18’12"E Kerman, Iran Found: 2013 Feb 8 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3) History: Found during an expedition in the Lut desert of eastern Iran, on large sand dunes known to locals as Rig-e Yalan, together with 91 other pieces totaling 2142 g of possibly related meteorites on the same day in a 50 m2 area. Multiple small pieces of a single individual totaling 39.2 g were donated to Cascadia on May 1, 2013. Physical characteristics: Physical: Mainly reddish to dark gray pieces covered by weathering patinas. Petrography: (A. Ruzicka and M. Hutson, Cascadia) In thin section the specimen shows tightly packed chondrules of typical 0.5-1 mm diameter with only a little intervening opaque matrix. The matrix is distinctive in containing albite crystals intergrown with Fe-rich olivine. A metal-poor igneous textured inclusion up to 8 mm across is present. Metal, weathered metal, and sulfide together compose <5 vol% of the thin section. Approximately 85-90% of the opaque minerals have been replaced during weathering. Geochemistry: Compositions of all measured phases in the host meteorite are variable, and include olivine Fa24.6±5.1 (median Fa26.2) (N=116), low-Ca pyroxene Wo1.1±1.1Fs18.7±9.2En80.2±9.4 (N=86), high-Ca pyroxene Wo28.7±20.7Fs2.7±2.0En49.6±12.2 (N=8), and feldspar Ab78±30Or3±3An19±31 (N=18). Classification: LL3 chondrite implied by low metal content and phase composition, estimated subtype 3.7-3.8. Specimens: 30.3 g in eight pieces, 4.4 g of smaller fragments, one polished thin section, and a stub are on deposit at Cascadia. Mr. Maziar Nazari and Mr. Kiyan Babazadeh hold the main mass (PO Box 17665-414, Tehran, Iran). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Cascadia: Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, Portland State University, Department of Geology, Room 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 28 Oct 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 312 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 380 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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