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Meteorite falls in Bulgaria: Reappraisal of mineralogy, chemistry, and classification
Author(s) -
Dekov Vesselin,
Rochette Pierre,
Gattacceca Jérôme
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
meteoritics and planetary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.09
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 1086-9379
DOI - 10.1111/maps.12879
Subject(s) - meteorite , achondrite , mineral , geology , geochemistry , mineralogy , astrobiology , chemistry , chondrite , physics , organic chemistry
We present a summary of the mineralogy, mineral chemistry, and magnetic characteristics of all the five Bulgarian meteorite falls. We report the first mineralogical descriptions, chemical analyses, and magnetic measurements of the Konevo (1931) and Silistra (1917) meteorites. We classify Konevo as LL 5, and Silistra as an ungrouped achondrite with HED affinities. Pavel (1966; previously classified as an H5) is reclassified as H3‐anomalous. We also provide precise mineralogy and mineral chemistry of the Virba meteorite (1873, L6), and more details on the mineral chemistry of Gumoschnik (1904, H5).