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Name: Chelyabinsk (Челябинск)
ACCN:

METEORITE OF THE YEAR
2023
Type: Chondrite, LL5
Location: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Coordinates: 54° 57.6' N, 60° 19.3' E
Fall: 2013-02-15 03:20 UTC
TKW: 1 t
Chemical Composition:(M.A. Nazarov, N.N. Kononkova, and I.V. Kubrakova, Vernad). Mineral chemistry: Olivine Fa 27.9±0.35, N=22; orthopyroxene Fs22.8±0.8Wo1.30±0.26, N=17; feldspar Ab86; chromite Fe/Fe+Mg=0.90, Cr/Cr+Al=0.85 (at.%). Major element composition of the light lithology (XRF, ICP-AS, wt%): Si=18.3, Ti=0.053, Al=1.12, Cr=0.40, Fe=19.8, Mn=0.26, Ca=1.43, Na=0.74, K=0.11, P=0.10, Ni=1.06, Co=0.046, S=1.7. Atomic ratios of Zn/Mn × 100=1.3, Al/Mn=8.8. The impact melt lithology has almost the same composition but it is distinctly higher in Ni, Zn, Cu, Mo, Cd, W, Re, Pb, Bi (ICP-MS).
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W0
Age: 4.56 × 109 yrs
Additional Information: Funds of Museum of Meteorites
External References: 1) Met. Bull. Database
2) Encyclopedia of Meteorites
Notes: The main mass (654 kg) of the Chelyabinsk meteorite fell into Lake Chebarkul, making a 7 m ice hole. Initially, the Chelyabinsk meteorite was called the Chebarkul meteorite.
The Meteorite Museum has declared it as
the Meteorite of the Year 2023
Exhibit
Item: Fragment
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Inventory Code: M-CHELYABINSK.1
Registration Year: 2013
Title: Chelyabinsk
Size: 3.7 cm × 2.3 cm × 1.5 cm
Weight: 13.6 g
Short Description: A meteorite fragment with a dark thin ablation crust.
Related Items: M-CHELYABINSK.2, C-CHELYABINSK.1
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