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Basic information | Name: Kerman 251 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Iran Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 14 Jun 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 108:
Kerman 251 30°27’13"N, 58°27’25"E Kerman, Iran Find: 2018 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) Physical characteristics: Crusted stone Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Well-defined packed chondrules with average apparent diameter 610±530 µm (n=39). Opaques are metal and sulfides Geochemistry: Olivine Fa8.8±3.4, Fa PMD 34%, Cr2O3 0.33±0.34 wt% (n=4). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs9.4±6.9Wo1.1±0.7 (n=3). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3). L group from chondrule size. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Bahman Izadi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB108 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Statistics: This is 1 of 303 approved meteorites from Kerman, Iran This is 1 of 336 approved meteorites from Iran (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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