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Title: The Parsa enstatite chondrite
Authors: Bhandari, N., Shah, V. B., & Wasson, J. T.

Two meteoritic stones weighing roughly 600 and 200 g fell on 14 April 1942 near Parsa, Bihar, India. The meteorite is a high-Fe (EH) enstatite chondrite on the basis of its large abundance of chrondules, its low concentrations of refractory elements, the Si content of its metal (25-30 mg/g), and its enstatite composition Mg0.975Ca0.007Fe0.018

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The Parsa (EH3) meteorite fell in Bihar, India, on the 14th April, 1942.
A total mass of 800 g was recovered.

26° 12'N, 85° 24'E



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