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Qara
Basic information Name: Qara
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2020
Country: Kenya
Mass:help 19.95 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 111  (2023)  Iron, IIAB
Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 148 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 20 Jun 2022
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Writeup from MB 111:

Qara        2°4.031’N, 39°1.016’E

North-Eastern, Kenya

Purchased: 2020 May

Classification: Iron meteorite (IIAB)

History: Single piece of iron was bought from Mr. Abdiqani Hussein, in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2020. Mr. Abdiqani Hussein stated that meteorite was found in the desert at coordinates: 2°04.031’N; 39°01.016’E

Physical characteristics: The meteorite has cone-like shape (35 × 28 cm); a surface has some regmaglypts and is covered by a shell of iron oxides. Total weight is 19.95 kg.

Petrography: (G. Skridlaite, Vilnius University), L. Siliauskas (Nature Research Centre, Vilnius). The meteorite comprises mostly low-Ni metal (kamacite) with minor taenite lamellas of ~5-20 µm in width. Widmanstätten structure is absent. Inclusions of troilite and graphite up to 5 cm in size are presented. Minor minerals are schreibersite which forms euhedral crystals, and olivine inclusions in graphite. Neumann lines were observed. The products of terrestrial weathering are Fe, Ni hydroxides.

Geochemistry: Mineral composition and geochemistry: (B. Knašienė, E. Naujalis, Vilnius University), metal composition, all in ppm: Ni 62586; Co 4432; Cu 153; Zn 40.2; Ga 113; As 44.9; Ir 10.3; Pt 20; Au <2; W 2.5; Re 1.2.

Classification: Based on the bulk Ni concentration and abundances of trace elements the meteorite is related to chemical group IIAB. Texture of the meteorite corresponds to hexahedrite. The meteorite is moderately weathered.

Specimens: Total 214 g are on deposit at GMVU and 345 g are on deposit at Vernad. Mr. Michail Ivanov holds the main mass of the meteorite.

Data from:
  MB111
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:North-Eastern
Place of purchase:Kenya, Nairobi
Date:P 2020 May
Latitude:2°4.031'N
Longitude:39°1.016'E
Mass (g):19950
Pieces:1
Class:Iron, IIAB
Classifier:G. Skridlaite, L. Siliauskas, E. Rudnickaite
Type spec mass (g):214; 345
Type spec location:MGVU; Vernad
Main mass:Michail Ivanov, Kestuchio str. 17-7, Vilnius, Lithuania
Comments:Submitted by E.Rudnickaite (GMVU)
Institutions
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
MGVU: M.K.Ciurlionio str. 21/27, Museum of Geology of the Vilnius University Department of Geology and Mineralogy (231) LT-03101 Vilnius, Lithuania , Lithuania; Website (institutional address; updated 17 Jul 2021)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Chabot N. L., D’Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Komatsu M. and Miao B. (2023) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 111. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 58, 901–904. ?
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Geography:

Kenya
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (2° 4' 2"N, 39° 1' 1"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from North-Eastern, Kenya
     This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites from Kenya (plus 1 unapproved name)
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