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Basic information | Name: Kerman 171 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Iran Mass: 986 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11487 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 9 Jun 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Kerman 171 30°45.218’N, 57°47.661’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2016 May Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Found in the corridors of Kalout region of the Lut Desert during a systematic search for meteorites. Petrography: Microscopic observations of a polished mount reveal a chondritic texture with recrystallized matrix. Chondrules are readily delineated. Plagioclase average size is less than 50 μm. Weathering products occur as veins and in situ alteration of the FeNi metal and troilite. Chromite and plagioclase assemblages. Weathering cracks filled with the quartz grains. Classification: H5. Likely paired with Kerman 004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 312 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 384 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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