Khatyrka meteorite
Khatyrka () is a meteorite found in 2011 in the valley of the Iomrautvaam, a tributary of the Khatyrka river, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is a CV3 (oxidized) chondrite meteorite. History
The meteorite had fallen in the Iomrautvaam river basin at  and was discovered during an expedition to Chukotka in July 2011. Nine small pieces were found, each less than 1 mm in size, buried in a 7,000-year-old layer of dirt. It was named Khatyrka meteorite. Specimens
Three representative fragments were deposited at the Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. See also 
 Glossary of meteoritics
 Khatyrkite
 Quasicrystal

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External links 

 Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Meteorites found in Russia