Country: Azerbaijan
State/District: Gorny-Karabach, Shusha, Elisavetpol
Co-ordinates: 39°45'N, 46°40'E
Date of fall: 1891, April 07 (2010hrs)
Total known weight: 27kg
Number of pieces: 1
Remarks:
Classification:
Type: Enstatite chondrite, high-iron subgroup
Shock Stage: S3
Weathering Stage:
Mineral Analyses:
Total iron: 30.41%
Pairings: not known
Synonyms: Elisabethpol, Gindorcha, Glindorcha, Indarh, Indarkh, Schuscha, Suscha
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After detonations and appearance of a flame, a stone of about 27kg fell, and was found next morning, Y.I.Simashko, Cat. Meteorites, St.-Pétersbourg, 1891, p.55, S.Meunier, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 1897, 125, p.894, M.H.Hey, Cat. Met., 1966, p.213. Description and analysis, G.P.Merrill, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1915, 49, p.109. Another analysis, H.B.Wiik, GCA, 1954, 6, p.209. Further analysis, 30.41% total Fe, H.von Michaelis et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1969, 5, p.387. Al-26 data, K.Fuse and E.Anders, GCA, 1969, 33, p.653. Bi abundance, P.M.Santoliquido and W.D.Ehmann, GCA, 1972, 36, p.897. Partial INAA, R.A.Schmitt et al., Meteoritics, 1972, 7, p.131. Volatile trace element abundances, J.C.Laul et al., GCA, 1973, 37, p.329. Trace element analysis, C.M.Binz et al., GCA, 1974, 38, p.1579, P.A.Baedecker and J.T.Wasson, GCA, 1975, 39, p.735. Tungsten, Co and Mo contents in separates, K.Imamura and M.Honda, GCA, 1976, 40, p.1073. Oxygen isotopic composition, R.N.Clayton et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1976, 30, p.10; see also, LPSC, 1984, 15, p.172 (abs.). REE abundances, N.M.Evensen et al., GCA, 1978, 42, p.1199. Infrared photometry, albedo, JHK colors, M.Leake et al., Meteoritics, 1978, 13, p.101. Pb isotopic composition, G.Manhes and C.J.Allegre, Meteoritics, 1978, 13, p.543. Chemical composition of enstatite, C.A.Leitch and J.V.Smith, Meteoritics, 1979, 14, p.469 (abs.). Bi and Pb-208 microdistribution, D.S.Woolum et al., GCA, 1979, 43, p.1819. Mineralogy, petrography, C.A.Leitch and J.V.Smith, LPSC, 1980, 11, p.621 (abs.). Noble gas data, J.Crabb and E.Anders, GCA, 1981, 45, p.2443. Classification and analysis, EH4 chondrite, D.W.Sears et al., GCA, 1982, 46, p.597. Petrography, mineral chemistry and CL properties, C.A.Leitch and J.V.Smith, GCA, 1982, 46, p.2083; see also, LPSC, 1981, 12, p.607 (abs.). Noble gas contents of separates, J.Crabb and E.Anders, GCA, 1982, 46, p.2351. Magnetic properties, N.Sugiura and D.W.Strangway, Mem. Nat. Inst. Polar Res., Tokyo, 1982, (25), p.260. Chondrule compositions, J.V.Smith, LPSC, 1983, 14, p.710 (abs.). Major and trace element analyses of individual chondrules, J.V.Smith and R.A.Schmitt, LPSC, 1983, 14, p.714 (abs.). REE abundances, M.Ebihara, Mem. Nat. Inst. Polar Res., Tokyo, 1984, (35), p.243. Oxygen isotopic composition of bulk and chondrules, R.N.Clayton et al., J. Geophys. Res., 1984, 89 (suppl.), p.C245. Carbon content and isotopic composition, P.Deines and F.E.Wickman, GCA, 1985, 49, p.89. Bulk chemical analysis, A.J.Easton, Meteoritics, 1985, 20, p.89. Calculation of metamorphic temperatures, R.A.Fogel et al., LPSC, 1986, 17, p.231 (abs.). Mayor and trace element composition, G.W.Kallemeyn and J.T.Wasson, GCA, 1986, 50, p.2153. Si isotopic composition of non-magnetic fraction, C.Molini-Velsko et al., GCA, 1986, 50, p.2719. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition, M.M.Grady et al., GCA, 1986, 50, p.2799; see also, R.H.Carr et al., LPSC, 1984, 15, p.133 (abs.). Bulk composition of metal, A.J.Easton, Meteoritics, 1986, 21, p.79. Trace element abundances in oldhamite, J.W.Larimer and R.Ganapathy, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1987, 84, p.123. Carbon stable isotopic composition, M.M.Grady et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1988, 87, p.293. Study of zoning in niningerite, K.Ehlers and A.El Goresy, GCA, 1988, 52, p.877. Sulfur isotopic composition, X.Gao and M.H.Thiemens, LPSC, 1989, 20, p.1221 (abs.). Analysis of sphalerite, S.T.Kissin, GCA, 1989, 53, p.1649. Re-Os isotope systematics, J.W.Morgan et al., LPSC, 1990, 21, p.809 (abs.). Si isotopes in SiC, J.Stone et al., LPSC, 1990, 21, p.1212 (abs.). Composition of chondrule mineral phases, A.T.Basilevsky et al., LPSC, 1991, 22, p.57 (abs.). Study of Na-Cr sulphide phases, M.L.Hutson, Meteoritics, 1991, 26, p.349 (abs.). Ne-E(H), Kr-S, Xe-S data, U.Ott et al., Meteoritics, 1991, 26, p.382 (abs.). Partial melting experiments, T.L.Dickinson and G.E.Lofgren, LPSC, 1992, 23, p.307 (abs.). Cr and Mn isotopic composition of Mn-bearing sulfides, A.El Goresy et al., LPSC, 1992, 23, p.331 (abs.). Volatile contents, D.W.Muenow et al., GCA, 1992, 56, p.4267. Mineralogy and composition of chondrule silicates, G.V.Baryshnikova et al., Geochem. Internat., 1993, 30 (4), p.65. Bulk density and porosity, M.Terho et al., Studia Geophysica et Geodaedica, 1993, 37, p.65; see also, D.T.Britt and G.J.Consolmagno, MAPS, 2003, 38, p.1161. Si, nitrogen and carbon isotopic compositions of silicon nitride grains, C.M.O'D.Alexander et al., Meteoritics, 1994, 29, p.79. Ca isotopic composition of oldhamite grains, L.L.Lundberg et al., Meteoritics, 1994, 29, p.384. Boron abundance and isotopic composition, M.Zhai and D.M.Shaw, Meteoritics, 1994, 29, p.607; see also, M.Zhai et al., GCA, 1996, 60, p.4877. Petrographic shock classification, A.E.Rubin et al., LPSC, 1995, 26, p.1197 (abs.); see also, GCA, 1997, 61, p.849. Noble gas composition of high-purity separates of presolar diamonds, G.R.Huss and R.S.Lewis, Meteoritics, 1994, 29, p.791. Noble gas analyses of acid-resistant residue, diamond content, G.R.Huss and R.S.Lewis, GCA, 1995, 59, p.115; see also, LPSC, 1990, 21, p.542 (abs.). Potassium isotopic composition, M.Humayun and R.N.Clayton, GCA, 1995, 59, p.2131. REE abundances in oldhamite grains, G.Crozaz and L.L.Lundberg, GCA, 1995, 59, p.3817. Isotopic composition and origin of silicon nitride, S.S.Russell et al., Meteoritics, 1995, 30, p.399. CL and TL properties, pyroxene structure, Y.Zhang et al., MAPS, 1996, 31, p.87. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic study of diamonds, S.S.Russell et al., MAPS, 1996, 31, p.343. Thermometry, Y.Zhang and D.W.G.Sears, MAPS, 1996, 31, p.647. Analysis of P1 noble gases in acid residues by stepped pyrolysis, G.R.Huss et al., GCA, 1996, 60, p.3311. Mn-Cr isotope systematics in sphalerites, M.Wadhwa et al., MAPS, 1997, 32, p.281; see also, Workshop on Modification of Chondritic Materials, LPI Tech. Rpt. 97-02, Part 1, 1997, p.62 (abs.). Partial melting experiments, T.J.McCoy et al., LPSC, 1997, 28, p.903 (abs.); see also, MAPS, 1998, 33, p.A100 (abs.). Carbon, nitrogen and noble gas isotopic compositions of SiC grains; comparison with SiC populations from other meteorite classes, S.S.Russell et al., MAPS, 1997, 32, p.719. Geochemical and petrographic studies of oldhamite and roedderite, W.Hsu, MAPS, 1998, 33, p.291. Analysis of nitrogen and carbon abundances and isotopic compositions of acid-insoluble carbonaceous fractions, C.M.O'D.Alexander et al., MAPS, 1998, 33, p.603. Petrography, CL data, REE abundances, and Mg and Si isotopic compositions of enstatite, W.Hsu and G.Crozaz, GCA, 1998, 62, p.1993. Experimental study of REE partitioning between sulfide and silicate melts, C.Floss et al., MAPS, 1998, 33, p.A51 (abs.). Partial melting experiments with application to genesis of aubrites, T.J.McCoy et al., MAPS, 1999, 34, p.735. Chlorine abundance, D.H.Garrison et al., MAPS, 2000, 35, p.419. Oxygen isotopic composition, J.Newton et al., MAPS, 2000, 35, p.689. Abundances of highly siderophile trace elements, M.F.Horan and R.J.Walker, LPSC, 2000, 31, abs. #1375. Noble gas data and cosmic-ray exposure ages, A.Patzer and L.Schultz, MAPS, 2001, 36, p.947. Partial melting experiments, G.K.Benedix et al., MAPS, 2001, 36, p.A18 (abs.); see also, LPSC, 2003, 34, abs. #1713. Cd isotopic composition, F.Wombacher et al., MAPS, 2001, 36, p.A225 (abs). Si and Ca isotopic composition of presolar SiN grains, A.Besmehn and P.Hoppe, LPSC, 2001, 32, abs. #1188. PGE abundances in bulk material, I.McDonald and S.S.Russell, MAPS, 2001, 36, p.A128 (abs). Zr isotopic composition, M.Schönbächler et al., LPSC, 2002, 33, abs. #1283. Isotopic composition of SiC grains, C.L.Jennings et al., LPSC, 2002, 33, abs. #1833. Trapped noble gas record, A.Patzer and L.Schultz, MAPS, 2002, 37, p.601. Mo and Ba isotopic composition of presolar SiC grains, M.R.Savina et al., LPSC, 2003, 34, abs. #2079. Si isotopic composition of SiC and Si3N4 grains, E.Zinner et al., MAPS, 2003, 38, No. 7 (Suppl.), p.A60 (abs.). I-Xe dating, A.Busfield et al., MAPS, 2003, 38, No. 7 (Suppl.), p.A117 (abs.). Distribution of Mo in metal, troilite, niningerite, oldhamite and pyroxene, D.L.Cook et al., LPSC, 2004, 35, abs. #1163.
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