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Asuka 880761 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Asuka 880761 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-880761 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass: 65.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 281 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MN J11(1):
A-880761 The section shows a fine-grained granulitic texture, composed of pyroxene and plagioclase (~30-50 μm in diameter) with minor amount of silica minerals, oxide minerals and troilite. This rock is texturally similar to A881388, and is a eucrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB87 Table A2 Line 132: |
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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 44547 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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