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Kerman 198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Kerman 198 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Iran Mass: 43 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 198 30°45.801’N, 57°47.911’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2016 May Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) Physical characteristics: Fusion crust is partly preserved. 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 FeNi metal and troilite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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