title: Micro-Raman, FTIR, SEM-EDX and structural analysis of the Çanakkale meteorite.
abstract: This study demonstrates for the first time, the spectroscopic characterization of Çanakkale Meteorite that fell at Çanakkale, Republic of Turkey (40°8'44″N; 26°24'23″E). The olivine group [(Mg, Fe)(2)SiO(4)], enstatite [Mg(2)Si(2)O(6)] (one of the orthopyroxene minerals) and plagioclase were identified by the micro-Raman and FTIR spectroscopies and EDX-SEM analyses. This meteorite has not yet been classified in the World's Database of Meteorites. The aim of this study is to investigate this meteorite by vibrational spectroscopic techniques and open the possibility to classify it and list in the World's Database of Meteorites.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Physics Department Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Istanbul, Turkey. unsalan@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Unsalan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bolukbasi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Esenoglu
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Ildiz
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Ornek
mesh_terms: D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D017616:Magnesium Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D019110:Meteoroids; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D017640:Silicates / Q000032:analysis; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D058085:Iron Compounds; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008903:Minerals; D017640:Silicates; C092478:pyroxene; C034475:olivine