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Kerman 180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Kerman 180 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Iran Mass: 114 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
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 Aug 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Kerman 180 30°46.900’N, 57°50.433’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2013 Nov Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) Physical characteristics: Fusion crust is partly preserved. FeNi metal grains can be seen easily on the broken surface. Petrography: Microscopic observations of a polished mount reveal a chondritic texture with recrystallized matrix. Chondrules are readily delineated. Some troilite rims remenants are present. Plagioclase average size is less than 50 μm. FeNi metal and troilite are well separated. Weathering products occur as veins and in situ alteration of FeNi metal and troilite. Chromite and plagioclase assemblages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 314 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 390 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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