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Yamato 001668
Basic information Name: Yamato 001668
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Y-001668
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass:help 6.3 g
Classification
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Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 144 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 26 Oct 2021
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Writeup from MB 110:

Yamato 001668 (Y 001668)

Antarctica

Find: 2000

Classification: Iron meteorite (IIAB)

Geochemistry: Fe 93.9 wt%, Co 0.458 wt%, Ni 5.19 wt%, Ga 57.1 ppm, Ge 178 ppm, Ir 20.7 ppm, Au 0.564 ppm

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
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Date:2000
Mass (g):6.283
Pieces:1
Class:Iron, IIAB
Classifier:A. Yamaguchi, et al., NIPR
Type spec mass (g):6.283
Type spec location:NIPR
Main mass:NIPR
Comments:Submitted by A. Yamaguchi
Institutions
   and collections		 NIPR: Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2013)
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References: Published in Meteorite newsletter: Vol 28, 1-25 (2021 October)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 43332 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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