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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 12021 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 86:
Dashoguz Turkmenistan Fell 1998 September 5 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A meteor trailwas witnessed near the city of Dashoguz, Turkmenistan. After a search ofseveral weeks, a very small crater (depression) with ~7 kg of meteoritefragments was found. Kakabay Annaniyazov recovered fresh, grey fragments fromthe rim of the crater and weathered, brown fragments from within thewater-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 thebrown fragments. Specimens: type specimen, 21.2 g and one thin section, NAU* [Ed: NAU reported lost 21 June 2024; an 18.5 g specimen at ASU now serves as the type specimen]; main mass with anonymous purchaser. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB113 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
ASU: Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1404, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012) NAU*: Collection discontinued. Specimens redistributed as shown in individual meteorite records, United States (institutional address; updated 24 Jun 2024) NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 113, in preparation (2024)
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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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