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| Basic information | Name: Ravar This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Iran Mass:  1938 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6407 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 18 Nov 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 105:
Ravar 31°53.22’N, 56°53.39’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2016 Mar 29 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: The sample was found in the desert by Mr. Kryachko T. V. and Mr. Khatami Majid. Physical characteristics: one sample covered by brown fusion crust was broken on three pieces. Petrography: (Verna.) The meteorite has a chondritic texture and consists of chondrules embedded in crystalline matrix. Boundaries between chondrules and matrix are mostly well delineated. The meteorite contains more weathered and fractured lithologies corresponding to W3. Classification: H4, Ivanova M. A. (Vernad) Specimens: 365 g and a thin section are deposited in Vernad. Main mass with Mr. T. V. Kryachko and Mr. V. V. Shumilin private collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB105 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 311 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 373 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Ravar 001 (First meteorite in DCA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||