{"id":5548,"date":"2015-09-08T14:41:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmaka.de\/?p=5548"},"modified":"2017-04-12T10:17:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T08:17:26","slug":"bolide-and-possible-meteorite-fall-in-village-saricicek-bingol-province-turkey-on-september-2-2006-utc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/?p=5548","title":{"rendered":"SARI\u00c7\u0130\u00c7EK – Bolide and rare achondrite (Howardite) meteorite fall around village Sar\u0131\u00e7i\u00e7ek, Bing\u00f6l province, Turkey on September 2, ~ 20:06 UTC (updated 24 Feb 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last update: Feb. 24, 2016 \/ 06:40 CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

The meteorites have been officially registered as SARI\u00c7\u0130\u00c7EK<\/a> in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database on February 22, 2016.<\/p>\n

LINK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Writeup from MB 105<\/p>\n

“Sari\u00e7i\u00e7ek 38\u00b054.10\u2019N, 40\u00b036.01\u2019E<\/p>\n

Bingol, Turkey<\/p>\n

Confirmed fall: 2015 Sept 2<\/p>\n

Classification: HED achondrite (Howardite)<\/p>\n

History: (O. \u00dcnsalan, UIst; P. Jenniskens, SETI): A bright bolide was seen and heard in Bingol province, Turkey, and recorded on several video security cameras on 2015 Sept 2 at 20:10:30 UT. Shortly after the fireball, small meteorites were heard raining down on houses in the village of Saricicek. The next morning, people found pea-sized meteorites on the street and in yards. Tu\u011f\u00e7e \u00d6zduman of the police in Bing\u00f6l supplied the first video data from traffic cameras in Bitlis, a neighboring city. Dedicated searches were done by Iskender Demirkol, Ibrahim Yasin Erdo\u011fan, Ayd\u0131n S\u00fckr\u00fc Beng\u00fc and Vedat Avci of Bingol University. The 27 g meteorite analyzed here was found by Mehmet Nezir Erg\u00fcn of Sari\u00e7i\u00e7ek the morning of September 4.<\/p>\n

Physical characteristics: (O. \u00dcnsalan, UIst; P. Jenniskens, SETI): The meteorite is fully crusted and has a shiny, light-brown crust. The shape is irregular and rounded, indicative of high altitude fragmentation and ongoing breakup until just before deceleration.<\/p>\n

Petrography: (M. Zolensky, JSC): Petrographically heterogeneous rock consisting of lithic and mineral clasts in a fine-grained matrix of crushed material. The matrix consists of high-Ca pyroxene (probably clinopyroxene) from the eucritic component, low-Ca pyroxene (probably orthopyroxene) from the diogenitic component, plagioclase, silica, kamacite, troilite, chromite, ilmenite and rare olivine. Clino- and orthopyroxene are present in approximately equal amounts. Single mineral grains and clasts of orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, plagioclase, and rare olivine, all to a maximum size of 1 mm. Crystals of clinopyroxene frequently contain exsolution lamellae of orthopyroxene, in which both phases can contain oriented chromite inclusions. Three types of rock clasts are distinguished: (1) Clasts consisting plagioclase and silica, the former containing inclusions of chromite and ilmenite, and the latter containing blebs of troilite; (2) clasts consisting of an intergrowth of plagioclase and silica, with both phases hosting large blebs of troilite; (3) ophitic to subophitic basalt clasts consisting of an intergrowth of plagioclase laths and zoned clinopyroxene, in some cases with troilite blebs situated along the boundaries of the plagioclase crystal laths. Eucritic material appears to be more abundant than the diogenitic component. Single mineral grains and clasts show different degrees of shock deformation, including irregular fractures and folded pyroxene lamellae, and a significant fraction of the finest grained matrix appears to be poorly crystalline. Near the fusion crust melted troilite has been injected into cracks in silicates.<\/p>\n

Geochemistry: (M. Zolensky, JSC): The matrix consists of high-Ca pyroxene (probably clinopyroxene) Fs50\u00b118Wo26\u00b120, FeO\/MnO= 21.0-45.9, N=29, from the eucritic component, low-Ca pyroxene (probably orthopyroxene) with Fs28\u00b16Wo2\u00b11, FeO\/MnO = 31.1-36.7, n=23 from the diogenitic component and Fs53\u00b119Wo3\u00b13; plagioclase, An83.5-89.6Or0.2-4.0; olivine, Fa18-21, FeO\/MnO= 30.1-43.1, average Fa80, PMD=1.6%, N=4. Single mineral grains and clasts: orthopyroxene, Fs22-70Wo1-2; clinopyroxene, Fs28-60Wo6-36, some compositionally zoned; plagioclase, An85.5-89.6Or0.2-0.6; olivine, Fa21. Basaltic clasts: plagioclase, An85Or1; clinopyroxene, Fs33-55Wo6-12.<\/p>\n

Classification (M. Zolensky, JSC): Howardite<\/p>\n

Specimens: 27 g sample #SC24 at UIst. 27 g sample #SC12, described above, with P. Jenniskens. A list of other finds is maintained at http:\/\/turk-met.net\/saricicek-meteoritleri\/. Small meteorites are at the UIst, Department of Physics (Ozan \u00dcnsulan). A small collection of meteorites is at Bingol University (Iskender Demirkol).<\/p>\n

Name: Sari\u00e7i\u00e7ek
\n This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
\nAbbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
\nObserved fall: Yes, confirmed fall
\nYear fell: 2015
\nCountry: Turkey
\nMass:help 15.24 kg
\nState\/Prov\/County:\tBingol
\nOrigin or pseudonym:\tSari\u00e7i\u00e7ek
\nDate:\t2015 Sept 2
\nLatitude:\t38\u00b054.10’N
\nLongitude:\t40\u00b036.01’E
\nMass (g):\t15242
\nPieces:\tover 340
\nClass:\tHowardite
\nShock stage:\tS3
\nWeathering grade:\tlow
\nClassifier:\tM. Zolensky, JSC
\nType spec mass (g):\t27
\nType spec location:\tUIst
\nMain mass:\tA 680 g meteorite is with finder
\nFinder:\tFinder of the specimen studied here #SC12 is Mehmet Nezir Erg\u00fcn, Saricicek
\nComments:\tPronounced Sari-Chi-chek, meaning “yellow flower”.; submitted by P. Jenniskens (SETI Institute)”<\/p>\n

Sar\u0131\u00e7i\u00e7ek Meteorite Gallery<\/strong>
\nA collection of photos, including some showing found meteorites in situ, can now be seen HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n