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| Basic information | Name: Kerman 147 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2016 Country: Iran Mass:  25 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10876 approved meteorites (plus 19 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 3 Apr 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Kerman 147 30°46.716’N, 57°46.119’E Kerman, Iran Find: 2016 April Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) Physical characteristics: Dark brown with desert patina partly covered by sand grains. Petrography: Chromite and plagioclase assemblages. Plagioclase average size is less than 40 μm. Classification: H5. Likely paired with Kerman 004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 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 29 Oct 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 306 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 355 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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