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Lut 007
Basic information Name: Lut 007
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: Iran
Mass:help 54.7 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 103  (2014)  LL3
Recommended:  LL3    [explanation]

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 007        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 Iran, on 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. Two pieces totaling 28.3 g from a single individual were donated to Cascadia on May 1, 2013.

Physical characteristics: Physical: Cut face shows a medium to dark brown interior with numerous distinct chondrules. Only a slight amount of metal and sulfide is visible in hand specimen; more weathered areas are somewhat porous. Exterior is covered by a dark brown weathering patina.

Petrography: (M. Hutson and A. Ruzicka, Cascadia) In thin section the specimen shows tightly packed somewhat oblate chondrules of typical 0.5-1 mm diameter (average 0.9±0.5, N=49 chondrules) with only a little intervening opaque matrix. The matrix is distinctive in containing euhedral to subhedral albite crystals intergrown with Fe-rich olivine. Metal, weathered metal, and sulfide together comprise approx. 4.9 vol% of the thin section. Approximately 80-85% of the metal and sulfide in the thin section have been replaced during weathering.

Geochemistry: Compositions of measured phases are variable, and include olivine Fa23.9±5.8 (median Fa26.2) (N=37), and low-Ca pyroxene Wo0.6±0.4Fs18.2±7.8En81.2±8.1 (N=18).

Classification: LL3 chondrite implied by metal content and chondrule size. Paired with Lut 005 based on distinctive matrix texture, chemistry, opaque abundance, overall appearance, and find location.

Specimens: A 20.5 g piece, 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:
State/Prov/County:Kerman
Origin or pseudonym:sand dunes
Date:2013 Feb 8
Latitude:30°14'55"N
Longitude:59°18'12"E
Mass (g):54.7
Pieces:1
Class:LL3
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):23.9±5.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):18.2±7.8
Wollastonite (mol%):0.6±0.4
Classifier:M. Hutson and A. Ruzicka (Cascadia)
Type spec mass (g):20.5
Type spec location:Cascadia
Main mass:Mr. Maziar Nazari and Mr. Kiyan Babazadeh
Finder:Mazier Nazari, Kiyan Babazadeh, Ashkan Hedayati, Mohsen Adib
Comments:Paired with Lut 005; lab number CML0739, field number Lut #2142; submitted by Alex Ruzicka
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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Geography:

Iran
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (30° 14' 55"N, 59° 18' 12"E)

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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