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| Basic information | Name: Dashoguz This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1998 Country: Turkmenistan Mass:  7 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11284 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 86:
Dashoguz Turkmenistan Fell 1998 September 5 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A meteor trail was witnessed near the city of Dashoguz, Turkmenistan. After a search of several weeks, a very small crater (depression) with ~7 kg of meteorite fragments was found. Kakabay Annaniyazov recovered fresh, grey fragments from the rim of the crater and weathered, brown fragments from within the water-filled crater. Classification and mineralogy (T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU): olivine, Fa17.5; pyroxene, Fs15.3; plagioclase, An14. Shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W0/1 for the gray fragments, W4 for the brown fragments. Specimens: type specimen, 21.2 g and one thin section, NAU; main mass with anonymous purchaser. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Tashauz, Turkmenistan This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Turkmenistan | ||||||||||||||||
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