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Yamato 000266
Basic information Name: Yamato 000266
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Y-000266
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass:help 2.51 g
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Recommended:  Iron, IAB-ung    [explanation]

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
Comments: Approved 26 Oct 2021
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Writeup from MB 110:

Yamato 000266 (Y 000266)

Antarctica

Find: 2000

Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB, ungrouped)

Petrography: Opl

Geochemistry: Fe 85.5 wt%, Co 0.648 wt%, Ni 13.58 wt%, Ga 30.4 ppm, Ge 120 ppm, Ir 0.26 ppm, Au 1.77 ppm

Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
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Date:2000
Mass (g):2.506
Pieces:1
Class:Iron, IAB-ung
Classifier:A. Yamaguchi, et al., NIPR
Type spec mass (g):2.506
Type spec location:NIPR
Main mass:NIPR
Comments:Submitted by A. Yamaguchi
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NIPR: Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2013)
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References: Published in Meteorite newsletter: Vol 28, 1-25 (2021 October)
Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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