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| Basic information | Name: Rakity This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1971 Country: Russia Mass:  11.4 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 54:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE RAKITY, USSR, STONY METEORITE Name: RAKITY (РАКИТЫ) Place of fmd: Rakity, Mikhailovsky district, Altaj territory, USSR. 51.8°N, 79.9°E. Date of find: 1971 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L3). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 11.4 kg Circumstances of find: Found by combine operator N.A. Vasiljev in the field during harvesting of cereals. Source: O.A. Kirova, M.I. D'yakonova, V. Ya. Kharitonova. 1975. Microscopic and chemical studies of the Polujamki and Rakity meteorites and their comparison with the Markovka meteorite. Meteoritika No. 34, 57-64. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 54, Meteoritics 11, 69-93 (1976)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9 approved meteorites from Altayskiy kray, Russia This is 1 of 148 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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