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1 Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh 786 004, IN
2 Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380 009, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 110, No 10 (2016), Pagination: 1894-1895
Abstract
A single piece of meteorite weighing approximately 12 kg and dimension 10"× 9"× 8" fell at Komargaon town (lat. 26°39'N; long. 93°46'E), Golaghat district, Assam, India on 13 November 2015 (12:00 h, IST). We report here eye-witness accounts and a preliminary description of the sample which includes macro- and microstructures and a tentative petrologic-chemical classification. According to local villagers, it was a bright sunny day with a clear sky.
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