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| Basic information | Name: Yamato 791187 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-791187 Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  24 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J7(1):
Y-791187, 51-1: Diogenite (B) Angular fragments of shocked pyroxene are set in a dark brown glassy matrix with fine fragments of pyroxene and rare plagioclase. One pyroxene crystal shows fine exsolution texture. Plagioclase grains are rare and show undulatory extinction. One lithic clast consists of these pyroxene crystals. Similar to Y-75032-type diogenite. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteorites news : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites / Meteorites news : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,7(1),1-94 (1998-06) Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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