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| Basic information | Name: Kerman 139 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Iran Mass:  246 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6534 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 3 Apr 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Kerman 139 30°38.441’N, 57°52.750’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2016 May Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) Physical characteristics: Covered by a black fusion crust. Relatively big chondrules and some FeNi metal/troilite grains visible in the cut surface. Petrography: Microscopic observations of a polished mount reveal a well-preserved chondritic texture. The average chondrule size diameter is 1080 ± 560 μm (N=45) and it ranges from 380 to 3570 μm. Troilite rims are preserved. Plagioclase average size is less than 40 μm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 244 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 261 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 46 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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