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| Basic information | Name: Asuka 880702 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-880702 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  10.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 576 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J11(1):
A-880702 The section shows a granulitic texture with some areas of basaltic texture indicated by the presence of plagioclase laths (~0.1 x 0.5 mm). There are minor minerals such as silica minerals, oxide minerals and troilite. This meteorite may be a eucrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB87 Table A2 Line 84: |
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites / Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,11(1),1-49 (2002-10) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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