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Sariçiçek Location 38° 54.10'N, 40° 36.01'E (was named as Bingol meteorite as provisional name) Turkey Fell: September 2, 2015 Achondrite Howardite The newest recent fall in Turkey! Village Saricicek, Bingol, Turkey. History: (O. Unsalan, UIst; P. Jenniskens, SETI): A bright bolide was seen and heard in Bingol province, Turkey, and recorded on several video security cameras on 2015 Sept 2 at 20:10:30 UT. Shortly after the fireball, small meteorites were heard raining down on houses in the village of Saricicek. The next morning, people found pea-sized meteorites on the street and in yards. Tugce Ozduman of the police in Bingol supplied the first video data from traffic cameras in Bitlis, a neighboring city. Dedicated searches were done by Iskender Demirkol, Ibrahim Yasin Erdogan, Ayd?n Sukru Bengu and Vedat Avci of Bingol University. The 27 g meteorite analyzed here was found by Mehmet Nezir Ergun of Saricicek the morning of September 4. Physical characteristics: (O. Unsalan, UIst; P. Jenniskens, SETI): The meteorite is fully crusted and has a shiny, light-brown crust. The shape is irregular and rounded, indicative of high altitude fragmentation and ongoing breakup until just before deceleration. Petrography: (M. Zolensky, JSC): Petrographically heterogeneous rock consisting of lithic and mineral clasts in a fine-grained matrix of crushed material. The matrix consists of high-Ca pyroxene (probably clinopyroxene) from the eucritic component, low-Ca pyroxene (probably orthopyroxene) from the diogenitic component, plagioclase, silica, kamacite, troilite, chromite, ilmenite and rare olivine. Clino- and orthopyroxene are present in approximately equal amounts. Single mineral grains and clasts of orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, plagioclase, and rare olivine, all to a maximum size of 1 mm. Crystals of clinopyroxene frequently contain exsolution lamellae of orthopyroxene, in which both phases can contain oriented chromite inclusions. Three types of rock clasts are distinguished: (1) Clasts consisting plagioclase and silica, the former containing inclusions of chromite and ilmenite, and the latter containing blebs of troilite; (2) clasts consisting of an intergrowth of plagioclase and silica, with both phases hosting large blebs of troilite; (3) ophitic to subophitic basalt clasts consisting of an intergrowth of plagioclase laths and zoned clinopyroxene, in some cases with troilite blebs situated along the boundaries of the plagioclase crystal laths. Eucritic material appears to be more abundant than the diogenitic component. Single mineral grains and clasts show different degrees of shock deformation, including irregular fractures and folded pyroxene lamellae, and a significant fraction of the finest grained matrix appears to be poorly crystalline. Near the fusion crust melted troilite has been injected into cracks in silicates. Geochemistry: (M. Zolensky, JSC): The matrix consists of high-Ca pyroxene (probably clinopyroxene) Fs50±18Wo26±20, FeO/MnO= 21.0-45.9, N=29, from the eucritic component, low-Ca pyroxene (probably orthopyroxene) with Fs28±6Wo2±1, FeO/MnO = 31.1-36.7, n=23 from the diogenitic component and Fs53±19Wo3±3; plagioclase, An83.5-89.6Or0.2-4.0; olivine, Fa18-21, FeO/MnO= 30.1-43.1, average Fa80, PMD=1.6%, N=4. Single mineral grains and clasts: orthopyroxene, Fs22-70Wo1-2; clinopyroxene, Fs28-60Wo6-36, some compositionally zoned; plagioclase, An85.5-89.6Or0.2-0.6; olivine, Fa21. Basaltic clasts: plagioclase, An85Or1; clinopyroxene, Fs33-55Wo6-12. Classification (M. Zolensky, JSC): Howardite Our team was on the place and found few stones. Mainly we bought from locals that searched the area. Some of the stones are complete individuals full crusted, but mainly they are more or less broken, showing different achondritic interior. Very fresh, glassy fusion crust. There are many different types of stones that fell near Bingol. Some are classic individuals complete and broken ones with black glassy fusion crust. Some are very nice oriented individuals. | |||
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Fragment with about 60% crust, 0.88 grams, sold | ||
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Oriented individual, 1.45 grams, sold | ||
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Fragment without crust, 1.9 grams, sold | ||
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Fragment without crust, 2.0 grams, sold | ||
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Excellent oriented individual, 2.29 grams, sold | ||
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SUPERB individual, 2.33 grams, $ 190 sold | ||
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SUPERB oriented individual, 2.4 grams, sold | ||
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Fragment without crust, 2.6 grams, sold | ||
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SUPERB oriented individual, 2.63 grams, sold | ||
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Very nice oriented individual, 2.93 grams, sold | ||
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Very nice oriented individual with small damage, 4.2 grams, sold | ||
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BEST !!! SUPERB oriented individual, 4.22 grams, sold | ||
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Very nice individual with small damage, 4.4 grams, sold | ||
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SUPERB oriented individual, 5.0 grams, sold | ||
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Fragment with about 60% crust, 5.3 grams, sold | ||
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Oriented bit broken individual, 5.5 grams, sold | ||
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Excellent oriented individual, 6.05 grams, sold | ||
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SUPERB oriented individual, 6.4 grams, sold | ||
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SUPERB oriented individual, 6.63 grams, sold | ||
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Oriented bit broken individual, 8.1 grams, $ 446 it is currenly listed click here to go to the eBay auction | ||
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SUPERB oriented individual, 8.22 grams, sold | ||
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Very nice individual with small damage, 8.4 grams, sold | ||
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Excellent individual with white inclusion, 8.44 grams, sold | ||
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Fragment with about 50% crust, 8.91 grams, sold | ||
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Excellent oriented individual, 11.16 grams, sold | ||
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Nice oriented individual with small damage, 11.32 grams, $ 623 it is currenly listed click here to go to the eBay auction | ||
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Excellent individual, 12.6 grams, $ 693 it is currenly listed click here to go to the eBay auction | ||
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Excellent oriented individual with small damage, 13.3 grams, $ 800 it is currenly listed click here to go to the eBay auction | ||
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Excellent individual with 60% secondary crust, 13.92 grams, sold | ||
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Excellent coplete individual, 18.9 grams, sold | ||
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Excellent oriented individual with small damage, 22.6 grams, $ 1220 it is currenly listed click here to go to the eBay auction | ||
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