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1.04 grams Krest-Kytyl Meteorite ( H5 ) fragment found in Russia 2020 with a COA

$ 6.85

Availability: 34 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Specimen Type: Display Specimens
  • Item Type: Meteorite
  • Type of Mineral: meteorite
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Krest-Kytyl
    Basic information
    Name:
    Krest-Kytyl
    This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
    Abbreviation:
    There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
    Observed fall:
    No
    Year found:
    2020
    Country:
    Russia
    Mass
    57 kg
    Classification
    history:
    Recommended:
    H5
    This is 1 of 10808 approved meteorites (plus 19 unapproved names) classified as H5.
    Comments:
    Approved 15 Dec 2021
    Writeup from MB 110:
    Krest-Kytyl
    62°38.8’N, 129°42.8’E
    Respublika Sakha(Yakutiya), Russia
    Find: 31 Oct 2020
    Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5)
    History
    : The meteorite was found by Mr. Nyurgustan Nikolaevich Uvarov on October 31, 2020, near the town Krest-Kytyl (Khamagatta), Namsky Ulus of Sakha Republic, Russia. The stone was partially covered with snow and had an eye-catching shape and color.
    Physical characteristics
    : Single stone of 57 kg with dark-brown surface and well developed regmaglypts. Fusion crust is partly preserved.
    Petrography
    : The meteorite is composed of poorly delineated BO, RP, ROP, PO, PP chondrules with maximum diameter 1000 µm, chondrule fragments and mineral clasts set in a recrystallized matrix. Main phases are olivine, pyroxene and feldspar. Minor phases are Fe,Ni iron, troilite, chromite, Fe,Ni hydroxides. Olivine shows weak undulatory extinction.
    Geochemistry
    : Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Olivine Fa
    17.4±0.7
    (N=13); Pyroxene Fs
    15.7±0.5
    Wo
    0.9±0.2
    (N=10).
    Classification
    : Based on texture and mineral compositions the meteorite is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite (S2; W3)
    Specimens
    : Cut piece of 7700 g, and thin polished section are on deposit at
    Vernad
    . Mr. Kazakov holds the main mass.
    Data from:
    MB110
    Table 0
    Line 0:
    State/Prov/County:
    Respublika Sakha(Yakutiya)
    Origin or pseudonym:
    Namsky Ulus
    Date:
    31 Oct 2020
    Latitude:
    62°38.8'N
    Longitude:
    129°42.8'E
    Mass (g):
    57000
    Pieces:
    1
    Class:
    H5
    Shock stage:
    S2
    Weathering grade:
    W3
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