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Kunya-Urgench meteorite, Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistani
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H5 chondrite meteorite

Kunya-Urgench meteorite, Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistan
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H5 chondrite meteorite

Kunya-Urgench meteorite, Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistan
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H5 chondrite meteorite

Kunya-Urgench meteorite, Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 15' North , 59° 12' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.25000,59.20000
GRN:
N29E32
Type:
Meteorite Fall Location
Meteorite Class:
H5 chondrite meteorite
Meteoritical Society Class:
H5
Metbull:
View entry in Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Köneürgench30,000 (2013)9.4km
Akdepe14,177 (2018)26.2km
Khŭjayli50,000 (2012)27.1km
Nukus230,006 (2012)40.6km
Boldumsaz21,159 (2013)41.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
304551
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:304551:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Official name: Kunya-Urgench
Synonymes: Saparmurat Turkmenbashy
Observed fall: yes
Fall: 1998, June 20, 17:25 local time
Coordinates (Catalogue of Meteorites): 42°15'N, 59°12'E
Approx. recovered weight: 1000-1100 kg
Chondrite, type H5

On June 20, 1998, at 17:25 hours local time, a large bolide was observed by people in several villages, and a loud whistling followed by a crashing noise was heard. A large mass impacted 30–50 m from several farmers in a cotton field, creating a 6 m wide, 4 m deep crater. A single stone weighing ~900 kg was recovered from the crater, and 1000–1100 kg was recovered in total.

The principal constituent minerals are pyroxene (Fs15.9) and olivine (Fa18.0).

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
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ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

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OOxygen
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6

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TurkestanArea

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References

Grossman, J.N. (1999) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 83, 1999 July. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 34, A169-A186.
Alexeev, V.A., Gorin, V.D., Ivliev, A.I., Kashkarov, L.L., Ustinova, G.K. (2001) Combined study of thermoluminescence, tracks, and radionuclides in the recently fallen Kunya-Urgench chondrite. Geochemistry International, 39, 11, 1043–1055. Translated from Geokhimiya [Геохимия], 11, 2001, 1139–1151.
Alexeev, V.A., Gorin, V.D., Ustinova, G.K. (2001) The Kunya-Urgench and some other fresh-fallen chondrites: cosmogenic radionuclides. Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXII.
Alexeev, V.A., Gorin, V.D., Ustinova, G.K. (2002) Meteorite evidence on galactic cosmic ray gradients at the 22nd solar cycle minimum. 33rd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 11-15, 2002, Houston, Texas, abstract no.1016; Lunar and Planetary Science, XXXIII.
www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=12379
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