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| Basic information | Name: Ashchikol' This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1987 Country: Kazakhstan Mass:  2.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 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 10 Apr 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 112:
Ashchikol’ 53°08’56.29"N, 68°47’12.78"E Kokchetav, Kazakhstan Find: 1987 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: The meteorite was found by chance in the summer of 1987 by geologist Aleksandr Shershakov from Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. During field work, he spotted an unusual 2.5 kg stone 300 m away from a small lake called Ashchikol, 15 km south-west of Elenovka village in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan. Physical characteristics: A single brown stone with remnants of fusion crust. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Weathered ordinary chondrite. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) Specimens: Main mass with Aleksandr Shershakov, type speciment at CEREGE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB112 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 112, in preparation (2023)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Kokchetav, Kazakhstan This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Kazakhstan (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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