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| Basic information | Name: Asuka 881170 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-881170 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  26.4 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 446 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: |
Approved 6 Oct 2005 Revised 6 Oct 2005: Metbase class replaced by that in MN 13(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J13(1):
A-881170 Howardite The section (51-1) shows a breccia composed of fragments of pyroxene and plagioclase and impact melts clasts. There are a few, small basaltic clasts. Pyroxene compositions vary from Fs17.0Wo0.3 to Fs55.1Wo6.4 and the FeO/MnO is ~30. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites/Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites,13(1),1-24 (2005-10) Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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