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Analytical results for the material of the Chelyabinsk meteorite

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This paper presents the results of the mineralogical, petrographic, elemental, and isotopic analysis of the Chelyabinsk meteorite and their geochemical interpretation. It was shown that the meteorite can be assigned to LL5-group ordinary chondrites and underwent moderate shock metamorphism (stage S4). The Chelyabinsk meteorite contains a significant fraction (approximately one-third by volume) of shock-melted material similar in composition to the main volume of the meteorite. The results of isotopic analysis suggest that the history of meteorite formation included an impact event approximately 290 Ma ago.

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  1. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 19, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    E. M. Galimov, V. P. Kolotov, M. A. Nazarov, Yu. A. Kostitsyn, I. V. Kubrakova, N. N. Kononkova, I. A. Roshchina, V. A. Alexeev, L. L. Kashkarov, D. D. Badyukov & V. S. Sevast’yanov

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Original Russian Text © E.M. Galimov, V.P. Kolotov, M.A. Nazarov, Yu.A. Kostitsyn, I.V. Kubrakova, N.N. Kononkova, I.A. Roshchina, V.A. Alexeev, L.L. Kashkarov, D.D. Badyukov, V.S. Sevast’yanov, 2013, published in Geokhimiya, 2013, Vol. 51, No. 7, pp. 580–598.

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Galimov, E.M., Kolotov, V.P., Nazarov, M.A. et al. Analytical results for the material of the Chelyabinsk meteorite. Geochem. Int. 51, 522–539 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702913070100

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