Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Kerman 235

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Kerman 235

Basic information

Name: Kerman 235
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Iran
Mass: 125.4 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 109	(2020)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 10 Jan 2020

Writeup

Writeup from MB 109:

Kerman 235 30°46.23’N, 57°48.20’E

Kerman, Iran

Find: 15 Mar 2017

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4)

History: Collected during the 2017 joint Italian-Iranian recovery campaign

Physical characteristics: A single piece weighing 125.4 g covered with fusion crust.

Petrography: (G. Giuli, UniCam; V. Moggi Cecchi, G. Pratesi UniFi); The thin section displays a marked chondritic texture, with scattered evident chondrules of various types set in silicate matrix. Kamacite and troilite are diffuse and partially weathered to iron oxides;

Geochemistry: EMP (V. Moggi Cecchi, G. Pratesi - UniFi; G. Giuli - UniCam); Olivine in chondrules and matrix; (Fa_19.2Fo_80.8, N=7); Orthopyroxene in chondrules and matrix (Fs_16.7En_81.9Wo_1.4, N=5);

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4); S2; W3

Specimens: A total of 45.7 g specimen is on deposit at MSN-FI; 27.3 g at SBU. Di Martino holds the main mass (46.4 g).

Data from:
  MB109
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State/Prov/County:	Kerman
Date:	15 Mar 2017
Latitude:	30°46.23'N
Longitude:	57°48.20'E
Mass (g):	125.4
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	19.2±0.5 (N=7)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.7±0.6 (N=5)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.1
Classifier:	V. Moggi Cecchi and G. Pratesi, UniFi, and G. Giuli, UniCam
Type spec mass (g):	45.70
Type spec location:	MSN-FI
Main mass:	Di Martino
Finder:	Mario Di Martino
Comments:	MSN-FI # I3325; Specific gravity 3.648; provisional Kerman 235; field LE32; submitted by Vanni Moggi Cecchi

Institutions
and collections

MSN-FI: Museo di Storia Naturale “La Specola”, Sez. Mineralogia – Sistema Museale dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze Via Giorgio La Pira, 4 – 50121 Firenze, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 24 Oct 2022)
UniFi: Università degli Studi di Firenze, P.zza S. Marco, 4 - 50121 Firenze, Italy (institutional address; updated 14 Sep 2013)
SBU: Shahid Bahonar University Pajoohesh Sq, Imam Khomeni Highway Kerman, I.R., Iran (institutional address; updated 10 Jan 2020)
UniCam: University of Camerino Via A. D'Accorso, 16, 62032 Camerino MC, Italy (institutional address; updated 10 Jan 2020)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Geography:

Iran

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(30° 46' 14"N, 57° 48' 12"E)

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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