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| Basic information | Name: Ust-Nyukzha This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1992 Country: Russia Mass:  44 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 77 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 78:
Ust-Nyukzha Tynda district, Amur Region, Russia Found 1992 September 6 Iron (Fine octahedrite, IIIC) A mass of 44 kg was found by geologists A. Vel'ma and O. Kryzhanovsky in the eastern mountains of Kalarsky ridge, ~76 km from Ust-Nyukzha village. Classification, information, type sample (0.53 kg): Marina A. Ivanova, Committee on Meteorites, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. M. Ulyanovoi 3, korp. 1, Moscow 117313, Russia. Analysis: 11.08% Ni; 80 ppm Ge; 0.13 ppm Ir; 32 ppm Ga; L. D. Barsukova and G. M. Kolesov, Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, RAS, Moscow. The main mass is at the Museum of Regional Studies, Lenina St. 165, Blagoveshchensk 675000, Russia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 78, Meteoritics 30, 792-796 (1995)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Amurskaya oblast', Russia This is 1 of 151 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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