Khatyrka meteorite
| Khatyrka | |
|---|---|
 High-resolution electron-microscopy image of natural Al71Ni24Fe5 quasicrystal found in the Khatyrka meteorite. | |
| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | CV3 |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Chukotka |
| Coordinates | 62°39′11″N 174°30′2″E / 62.65306°N 174.50056°E[1] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Found date | 2011 |
| TKW | 0.1 g |
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Khatyrka (Russian: метеорит Хатырка) is a meteorite found in 2011 in the valley of the Iomrautvaam, a tributary of the Khatyrka river, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is a CV3 (oxidized) chondrite meteorite.
History
[edit]The meteorite had fallen in the Iomrautvaam river basin at 62°39′11″N 174°30′02″E / 62.65306°N 174.50056°E and was discovered during an expedition to Chukotka in July 2011. Nine small pieces were found, each less than 1 mm in size, buried in a 7,000-year-old layer of dirt. It was named Khatyrka meteorite.[2][3]
Specimens
[edit]Three representative fragments were deposited at the Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Khatyrka
- ^ Khatyrka meteorite, Iomrautvaam - Mindat.org
- ^ Звизда Т. В., Мануйлов А. А., Василенко А. М. Отчет о геологической съемке масштаба 1:50000 и поисках месторождений полезных ископаемых в бассейне нижнего течения р. Иомраутваам на территории листов Р-60-38-В, Г; 39-В. Анадырь, 1977. 221 с.
External links
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Media related to Khatyrka meteorite at Wikimedia Commons- Meteoritical Bulletin Database
