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| Basic information | Name: Lut-e-Zangi Ahmad 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LZA 001 Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Iran Mass:  290 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11077 approved meteorites (plus 22 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 10 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Lut-e-Zangi Ahmad 001 (LZA 001) 29°48.667’N, 59°11.667’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2016 Nov Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) Physical characteristics: Covered by fusion crust. Some chondrules and metal grains can be seen on the cut surface. Troilite grains are big. An angular fresh troilite grain ~3.1 mm in size is visible. Petrography: Microscopic observations of a polished mount reveal a recrytallzied chondritic texture. Chromite and plagioclase assemblage. Plagioclase average size is less than 40 μm. The large troilite grain shows a vermicular internal texture. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 311 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 373 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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