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| Basic information | Name: Aswan This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1955 Country: Egypt Mass:  12 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 68 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-ung. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 15:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF ASWAN METEORITE, EGYPT Name: ASWAN. The Place of fall or discovery: 30 km southwest of Aswan; western desert area of Egypt: φ = 23° 59' 10"N; λ = 32° 37' 25" E. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, 1955. Class and type: IRON, nickel-poor ataxite. The number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 12 kg. The circumstances of fall or discovery: The meteorite was found in the road. It is of rough conical shape and 25 x 18 cm in size. On the surface there are visible regmaglipts 2 to 8 mm in diameter. Specific gravity: 7.7, iron content, 92%, nickel, 5.69%. Source: Article by E.M. El Shazly. A New Meteorite Record West of Aswan, Egypt. J. Geol.,1958, 2, No. 1, 71-73 and paper by M.N. Dyakonova submitted to E. L. Krinov in May 1959. | ||||||||||||||||
| Buchwald | The following entries were found for Aswan in Buchwald (1975) [Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 15, Moscow (1959)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 38 approved meteorites from Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 127 approved meteorites from Egypt (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Aswam (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||