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| Basic information | Name: Yamato 791202 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-791202 Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  9.4 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
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-791202, 51-1: Diogenite (B) Very coarse-grained pyroxenite fragments and their comminuted fragments are sent in a glassy matrix. Pyroxene crystals often include dark-colored feathery materials produced by extensive shock. Pyroxene and plagioclase show undulatory extinctions. Plagioclase grains are present as rare fragments in the matrix and as rare interstitial grains in lithic clasts. Similar to Y-75032. | ||||||||||||||||
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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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