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Kerman 249 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Kerman 249 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Iran Mass: 17 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8891 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 10 Jan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Kerman 249 30°32.73’N, 57°45.93’E Kerman, Iran Find: 17 Mar 2017 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Collected during the 2017 joint Italian-Iranian recovery campaign Physical characteristics: A single piece weighing 17.0 g. Petrography: (G. Giuli, UniCam; V. Moggi Cecchi, G. Pratesi UniFi); The thin section displays a chondritic texture, with rare chondrules of various types set in abundant silicate matrix. Scattered kamacite and troilite grains, partially weathered to iron oxides are visible; Geochemistry: EMP (V. Moggi Cecchi, G. Pratesi - UniFi; G. Giuli - UniCam); Olivine in chondrules and matrix; (Fa26.0Fo74.0, N=6); Orthopyroxene in chondrules and matrix (Fs22.6En76.1Wo1.3, N=6); Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5); S2; W3 Specimens: A total of 10.5 g specimen (main mass) is on deposit at MSN-FI; 6.30 g at SBU. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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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: |
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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