Khatyrka meteorite
{{Short description|Meteorite found in Russia}}
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|Name= Khatyrka
|Image= Al71Ni24Fe5 TEM.jpg
|Image_caption= High-resolution electron-microscopy image of natural Al71Ni24Fe5 quasicrystal found in the Khatyrka meteorite.
|Type= Chondrite
|Class= CV3
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|Country= Russia
|Region= Chukotka
|Lat_Long= {{coord|62|39|11|N|174|30|2|E|display=inline,title}}{{metbull|55600|Khatyrka}}
|Observed_fall= No
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|Found_date= 2011
|TKW= 0.1 g
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Khatyrka ({{langx|ru|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
The meteorite had fallen in the Iomrautvaam river basin at {{coord|62|39|11|N|174|30|02|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.[https://www.mindat.org/loc-2717.html 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.
Specimens
Three representative fragments were deposited at the Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
See also
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External links
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- [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php Meteoritical Bulletin Database]
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