Domanitch meteorite, Orhaneli District, Bursa Province, Turkeyi

Regional Level Types
Domanitch meteorite	Meteorite Fall Location
Orhaneli District	District
Bursa Province	Province
Turkey	Country

Ordinary chondrite (L5)
Fell, 1 February 1907; 438 g

Two large and two small stones were recovered and obtained by the museum at Bursa. Olivine (Fa24) and low Ca-pyroxene (hypersthene) compositions are characteristic of the L-chondrite geochemical group. Olivine and low-Ca pyroxene are the meteorite's primary mineralogical constituents and are accompanied by lesser amounts of Fe-Ni metal and troilite. Accessory chromite, copper, and ilmenite are also reported. Other than its classification and its inclusion in the Ramdohr (1963) study of opaque minerals in meteorites, Domanitch does not appear as even a minor subject of interest in the readily available meteoritical literature.

The L-group of ordinary chondrites (relatively low in total iron) are the largest group of classified witnessed meteorite falls and account for ~45% of the well-classified meteorite falls. The L5 petrologic type accounts for ~ 20% of the group. By early June 2017, 82 meteorite falls had been classified exactly as 'L5' chondrites at the Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Virtually all of the main mass (431.4 g) still remains with the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MHN) in Paris [Jan 2015].

Nota bene: Geographical coordinates provided by the Meteoritical Society Database appear to be merely nominal.

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