Preliminary report of Kaposfüred a new iron meteorite from Hungary
An iron meteorite fell at 3 hr a.m. 7th May, 1995 in Kaposfúred, Somogy County, Hungary (Geographical coordinates are: 17°46' E longitude and 46°25' N latitude). The meteorite arrived from NE direction with high inclination path and excavated a crater with 1 meter 10 cm deep in the garden...
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| Format: | Article |
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University of Szeged, Department of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology
Szeged
1997
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| Series: | Acta mineralogica-petrographica
38 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Kőzettan, Ásványtan, Földtan |
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| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/24851 |
| Summary: | An iron meteorite fell at 3 hr a.m. 7th May, 1995 in Kaposfúred, Somogy County, Hungary (Geographical coordinates are: 17°46' E longitude and 46°25' N latitude). The meteorite arrived from NE direction with high inclination path and excavated a crater with 1 meter 10 cm deep in the garden of Mnr. M. TÖRÖK. The mass of the meteorite is 2.2 kg. EMPA studies showed that the new iron meteorite may belong to the Si-bearing group of irons (and mesosiderites), a rare group with 5 members in meteorite collections. |
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| Physical Description: | 111-117 |
| ISSN: | 0365-8066 |