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In this research report, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry have been used to determine the mineralogical and elemental composition of a stone sample recovered from a location near village Lehri in district Jhelum, Pakistan. The test data is compared with previous findings (as reported in literature and included in references) to identify this sample stone as part of a prehistoric meteorite ablation debris.Further to this, carbon content of a specimen of the meteorite debris has been determined through combustion analysis. This carbon abundance has been compared with carbon wt% value of a certain type of meteorites to establish the origin and nature of the parent body of this particular meteorite debris.
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Kayani, S. A Meteorite Ablation Debris: Testing and Analysis. Nat Prec (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2010.5450.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2010.5450.1