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| Basic information | Name: Yamato 791826 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-791826 Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  115.4 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 408 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-pmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J9(1):
Y-791826, 52-1 The section shows a comminuted matrix of angular fragments of pyroxene and plagioclase (grains up to 1.6 mm). Most of the clasts are ophitic intergrowth of pyroxene and plagioclase, the plagioclase laths up to 0.5 mm long. Pyroxene compositions scatter from Ca4Fe23 to Ca46Fe58. Plagioclase compositions are An78-94. The meteorite is a polymict eucrite. (Similar to Y-82210). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteorite news : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites /Meteorite news : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,9(1),1-58 (2000-06) 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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