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| Basic information | Name: Horh Uul This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: Mongolia Mass:  44 kg | ||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 331 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Horh Uul Horh, Omon Gobi, Mongolia Found 2001 July 7 Iron IIIAB (medium octahedrite) A 44 kg specimen was found on the foothills of the Horh Mountains and the meteorite then purchased by a private collector. Mineralogy and classification (P. Jakes, P. Týcová and J. Haloda, Charles U): The meteorite is moderately weathered. The fresh interior shows the Widmanstatten pattern with 0.8 mm kamacite bandwidths. It has a low sulphide content, irregular inclusions of shreibersite and very low shock stage. Bulk composition (Z. Randa, Czech Academy of Sciences): Ni= 8.77%, Cr=22 μg/g, Co = 0.48 wt%, Cu = 225 μg/g, Ga = 27.5 μg/g, Ge = 46.3 μg/g, As = 16.5 μg/g, Mo = 4.3 μg/g, Sb = 0.51μg/g , Ir 0.236 μg/g, Au 1.45μg/g. Specimens: type specimen, 95 g, Charles U, main mass with anonymous collector. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Charles U: Department of Geochemistry, Charles University, Albertov 6, 12843 Praha 2, Czech Republic (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Omnogovi, Mongolia This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Mongolia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||
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