Adhi Kot | |
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Type | Chondrite |
Class | Enstatite chondrite |
Group | EH4 |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Punjab |
Coordinates | 32°6′N 71°48′E / 32.100°N 71.800°E / 32.100; 71.800 |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | 1 May 1919 |
TKW | 4.24 kg |
Adhi Kot is a meteorite that fell on 1 May 1919 in the Punjab region, now in Pakistan. The meteorite fell at 32°16′N 71°49′E / 32.267°N 71.817°E / 32.267; 71.817 at 12PM, 15 miles (24 km) north of station Nurpur, Shahpur District (the area was part of the old Shahpur District during British Rule). It was classified as an enstatite chondrite type EH4.
See also
References
- ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Adhi Kot
- The Catalogue of Meteorites Natural History Museum
- Elemental composition of mineral constituents from Adhi Kot EH4 chondrite
- INDIAN METEORITES PUNJAB and DELHI: List of Indian meteorites. Archived 2017-08-15 at the Wayback Machine By C. A. SI~.RRAD, B.A., B.Sc. Indian Civil Service (retired). Communicated by Dr. L. J. Spencer, F.R.S., read November 1, 1932.
Further reading
- Alan E. Rubin; Wdward R.D. Scott (1997), "Abee and related EH chondrite impact-melt breccias", Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 61 (2): 425–435, doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00335-3, ISSN 0016-7037
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