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| Basic information | Name: Yamato 791422 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-791422 Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  61.8 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 511 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J7(1):
Y-791422, 81-1: Diogenite (B) Dark brown glassy matrix extends into fractures of pyroxene fragments. Pyroxene crystals are heavily shocked, and give dark brown blush-colored appearance. Some pyroxenes include blebby inclusions of augite. This meteorite is similar to Y-75032-type achondrites. | ||||||||||||||||
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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 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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