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| Basic information | Name: Omolon This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1981 Country: Russia Mass:  250 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 56 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Pallasite, PMG. [show all] Search for other: Main group pallasites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 26 May 2009: Classification from Wasson (2003) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 72:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Omolon Magadan, Russia Fell May 16, 1981, 5:10 Stony iron. Pallasite (Main group) A mass of 250 kg was found in 1983 by reindeer-breeder I. Tynavie, who had observed the fall on May 16, 1981. There is a report from a meteorological station of a bright fireball on this date at 5:10 in the same region. The meteorite was recovered in June 1990. Classification, G. F. Pavlov, analysis, olivine Fa12.2, Ni in metal 10.6%, G. A. Merkulov and G. M. Kolesov, North-East Complex Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences Far-East Division, Ul. Portovaya 16, Magadan 685000, Russia (where also the main mass is located), and Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, respectively. Information, M. I. Petaev, Committee on Meteorites, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. M. Ulyanovoi 3, Moscow 117313, Russia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 72, Meteoritics 27, 109-117 (1992)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Magadanskaya oblast', Russia This is 1 of 154 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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