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Basic information | Name: Leninskoe This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Ukraine Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10973 approved meteorites (plus 20 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 15 Dec 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 108:
Leninskoe 45°14.54’N, 34°0.19’E Crimean, Ukraine Find: 2 Mar 2019 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Single stone was found by Mr. A. Kasianov on a plowed field near the Leninskoe settlement. Physical characteristics:The stone of 1832 g of total mass has angular shape and dark-brown surface. Petrography: (C. A. Lorenz , Vernad) The meteorite has chondritic texture. It is composed of chondrules (BO, BP, RP, POP) and chondrule fragments deposited in recrystallized silicate matrix together with metal and sulfide grains. The matrix contains the mineral and chondrule fragments, interstitial to which are iron hydroxides. Most of metal and troilite grains have attached rims of Fe hydroxide or partially replaced by that. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and Geochemistry: (N. N. Kononkova, EPMA, Vernad.) Olivine Fa18.1±0.2 (N=5); orthopyroxene Fs16.5±0.1Wo1.2±0.2 (N=5) Classification: Ordinary chondrite of the chemical group H, type 5 (S1, W3) Specimens: A type specimen of 381.8 g and thin polished section are on deposit in Vernad. Main mass is on deposit in DMUH. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016) DMUH: Dedovsk Museum of Universe History, Russia; Website (institutional address; updated 26 Sep 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Crimean, Ukraine This is 1 of 45 approved meteorites from Ukraine (plus 7 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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