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| Basic information | Name: El-Quss Abu Said This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1999 Country: Egypt Mass:  53.1 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 622 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 84:
El-Quss Abu Said Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt Found 1999 August 24 C arbonaceous chondrite (CM2) Two stones that fit together, total mass 53.1 g, were found in the desert by a person hunting for meteorites. Classification and analysis (J. Otto and A. Ruh, Frei): olivine, Fa9.4, range Fa0.3–56; pyroxene, Fs1.5Wo1.6 range Fs0.5–10.4; shock stage, S1; weathering grade, W0. Specimens: main mass with anonymous finder; type specimen, Frei. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
Frei: Universität Freiburg, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstrasse 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 38 approved meteorites from Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 127 approved meteorites from Egypt (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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