Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Kerman 152

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Kerman 152

Basic information

Name: Kerman 152
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: Iran
Mass: 20 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 3 Apr 2017

Writeup

Writeup from MB 106:

Kerman 152 30°45.431’N, 57°46.716’E

Kerman, Iran

Find: 2016 April

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5)

Petrography: Chromite and plagioclase assemblages. Plagioclase average size is less than 40 μm. Shock veins.

Classification: H5. Likely paired with Kerman 004.

Data from:
  MB106
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State/Prov/County:	Kerman
Origin or pseudonym:	Kalout region of Lut desert
Date:	2016 April
Latitude:	30°45.431'N
Longitude:	57°46.716'E
Mass (g):	20
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Weathering grade:	W2/3
Magnetic suscept.:	4.56
Classifier:	H. Pourkhorsandi, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	19
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Hojjat Kamali (Afshin Parsi, Afshin Group)
Finder:	Hojjat Kamali
Comments:	Work name AF102.; submitted by Hamed Pourkhorsandi

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)

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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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Geography:

Iran

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(30° 45' 26"N, 57° 46' 43"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 314 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran
This is 1 of 390 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name)

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