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Krest-Kytyl Location 62°38.8’N, 129°42.8’E
Sakha Republic, Russia
Found: 2020 October 31
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 Fa17.4±0.7(N=13); Pyroxene Fs15.7±0.5Wo0.9±0.2 (N=10).
Classification: Based on texture and mineral compositions the meteorite is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite (S2; W3)
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