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| Basic information | Name: Gujargaon This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1982 Country: India Mass:  2.45 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10193 approved meteorites (plus 18 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 63:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE GUJARGAON, INDIA, STONY METEORITE Name: GUJARGAON Place of fall: Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, India. 22°59'N., 76°3'E., approximately. Date of fall: September 4, 1982, 1500 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). 27.61% total iron. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 2449 g Circumstances of fall: Found in a field following a bolide and sound effects. Source: Geological Survey of India News, 1983, 14, no. 4, p. 4. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 63, Meteoritics 20, 275-283 (1985)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 14 approved meteorites from Madhya Pradesh, India (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 144 approved meteorites from India (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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