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| Basic information | Name: Vissannapeta This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1997 Country: India Mass:  1304 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 55 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-cm. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
Vissannapeta Andhra Pradesh , India Fell 1997 December 13, 15:30 local time Achondrite (cumulate eucrite) A 1303.8 g stone fell with a loud thud on Shri Ramulu's roof. Classification and mineralogy (S. Ghosh, GSI ): a medium- to coarse-grained equigranular aggregate of ~ 49% plagioclase (An92.4–94.3), ~ 35% orthopyroxene (Fs44.2–49.7), ~ 9% clinopyroxene (Fs16Wo42), ~ 6% SiO2, and <1% chrome spinel; the meteorite is a breccia with relict primary gabbroic texture. Specimens: main mass, GSI . | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
GSI: The Director General, Geological Survey of India, 27, J.L.N Road, Kolkata 700 016, West Bengal, India., India; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Andhra Pradesh, India (plus 3 unapproved names) This is 1 of 144 approved meteorites from India (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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