Khatyrka (russian: 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
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. It is a CV3 (oxidized) chondrite meteorite.
History
The meteorite had fallen in the Iomrautvaam river basin at 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.
[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,
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See also
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Glossary of meteoritics
This is a glossary of terms used in meteoritics, the science of meteorites.
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* 2 Pallas – an asteroid from the asteroid belt and one of the likely parent bodies of the CR meteorites.
* 4 Vesta – second-largest asteroid in the asteroid b ...
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Khatyrkite
Khatyrkite ( ) is a rare mineral which is mostly composed of copper and aluminium, but may contain up to about 15% of zinc or iron. Its chemical structure is described by an approximate formula or . It was discovered in 1985 in a placer in assoc ...
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Quasicrystal
A quasiperiodic crystal, or quasicrystal, is a structure that is ordered but not periodic. A quasicrystalline pattern can continuously fill all available space, but it lacks translational symmetry. While crystals, according to the classical ...
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External links
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Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Meteorites found in Russia
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