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| Basic information | Name: Sahara 97096 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1997 Country: (Sahara) Mass:  2.52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 144 approved meteorites classified as EH3. [show all] Search for other: EH chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 3), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 82:
Sahara 97096 Sahara, country unknown Found 1997 April Enstatite chondrite (EH3) This meteorite and its pairing group have a total mass of ~28 kg. Mineralogy and classification (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): olivine, 0.2–5.0 wt% FeO; pyroxene, 0.4–2.7 wt% FeO; kamacite, 3.3 wt% Ni, 2.4 wt% Si; troilite, 2.9 wt% Cr, 0.2 wt% Ti; schreibersite, 15.5 wt% Ni; niningerite, 25.1 wt% Mg, 11.6 wt% Mn; sphalerite, 2.7 wt% Mn; perryite, 3.3 wt% P; daubréelite, 35.1 wt% Cr, 14.4 wt% Fe, 5.5 wt% Zn; pyroxene in type II chondrules, 3.4–21.7 wt% FeO (eight chondrules). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB82 Table 7 Line 85: |
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| Plots: | O isotopes: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1037 approved meteorites from (Sahara) (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||