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Kerman 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Kerman 200 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Iran Mass: 1700 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 3 Aug 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Kerman 200 30°39.739’N, 57°48.915’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2016 May Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) Physical characteristics: Majority of the surfaces of the samples are covered by fusion crust. Fresh looking cut surface shows readily delinated chondrules. Petrography: Microscopic observations of a polished mount reveal a well-preserved chondritic texture. FeNi metal and troilite are well-separated. Plagioclase average size is less than 50 μm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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