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| Basic information | Name: Foum Zguid This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Morocco Mass:  6 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 148 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 83:
Foum Zguid Jebel Bani, Morocco Found 1998 Iron, coarsest octahedrite (IIAB) A 6 kg iron meteorite was found in the desert by a person hunting for meteorites. Classification and description (J. Wasson, UCLA): bulk metal Co = 0.50 wt%, Ni = 5.81 wt%, Ga = 55.5 ppm, As = 9.91 ppm, Ir = 0.021 ppm, Au = 1.078 ppm. Specimens: 191 g, Cilz; 483 g, Schwade; 34 g, UCLA. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) Cilz: Marlin Cilz, Montana Meteorite Lab, Box 1063, Malta, MT 59538, United States; Website (private address) Schwade: James Schwade, 969 South Chicago St., Kankakee, IL 60901, United States (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Guelmim-Es-Semara, Morocco (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1991 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Foum Zguid 001 (First meteorite in DCA) | ||||||||||||||||