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Gömüce

Basic information

Name: Gömüce
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2018
Country: Turkey
Mass: 1100 g

Classification
history:

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L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12401 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 5 Apr 2020

Writeup

Writeup from MB 109:

Gömüce 36°23’18.3"N , 29°44’08.6"E

Antalya, Turkey

Find: 2018 Nov 20

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6)

History: The meteorite was found by Mr. Mehmet Güngör near the village of Gömüce, Turkey, when he was working in the field on 20 November 2018. In 2019, a friend of him, Mr. Erdal Karakehya, suspected that it might be a meteorite, and provided the type specimen. The main mass remains with Mr. Mehmet Güngör.

Petrography: Recrystallized chondrite containing indistinct chondrules in a coarsely crystalline matrix. Chondrule margins are difficult to discern. Highly weathered sample with abundant oxidation.

Data from:
  MB109
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State/Prov/County:	Antalya
Date:	2018 Nov 20
Latitude:	36°23'18.3"N
Longitude:	29°44'08.6"E
Mass (g):	1100
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Fayalite (mol%):	24.5±0.3 (n=8)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.3±1.1 (n=8)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5
Classifier:	Mehmet Yesiltas, KirkU
Type spec mass (g):	27
Type spec location:	KirkU
Main mass:	with finder
Finder:	Mehmet Güngör
Comments:	Submitted by Mehmet Yesiltas

Institutions
and collections

KirkU: Dr. Mehmet Yesiltas Faculty of Aeronautics and Space Sciences Office: Z10 Kirklareli University – Kayali Campus Kirklareli, Turkey 39100, Turkey (institutional address; updated 4 Jul 2019)

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References:

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

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Geography:

Turkey

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(36° 23' 18"N, 29° 44' 9"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Antalya, Turkey
This is 1 of 26 approved meteorites from Turkey (plus 4 unapproved names)

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