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| Basic information | Name: Keriya 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: China Mass:  5.2 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 191 approved meteorites classified as L~6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 17 Jul 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Keriya 001 37°59’24.87, 81°22’37.22 Xinjiang, China Find: 2021 Mar 20 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~6) History: (Ziyao Wang) On 2021 Mar 20 Aikeranmu and Aili discovered many small meteorites in the desert about 40 km north of Tigelakake, Hotan county, Xinjiang Province. They sold the meteorites to Jinji Li. Physical characteristics: (Ziyao Wang) Many dark-brown stones; all of them are individuals with weathered fusion crust. Their weights range from 0.5 to 20 g, in total 5.2 kg Petrography: (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) Gray recrystallized matrix with indistinct chondrules and irregular metal. Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz, Bart) log χ (× 10-9 m3/kg) = 4.69 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L~6, W3) Specimens: 22.0 g on deposit at Kiel, Jinji Li holds the main mass, and 114 g with Bart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013) Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Statistics: This is 1 of 298 approved meteorites from Xinjiang, China (plus 5 unapproved names) This is 1 of 462 approved meteorites from China (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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