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| Basic information | Name: Yamato 982280 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-982280 Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  74.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 660 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 May 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J20:
Y982280
Ureilite The section shows a coarse aggregate (up to ~5 mm) of olivine and pyroxene with dark materials occurring interstitially. Olivine grains are surrounded by dark rim (~30-50 μm thick). Elongated black phases (graphite?) (100-300 μm long) occur along grain boundaries and in some mafic grains. Olivine compositions are Fa14.3-22.3. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
NIPR: Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2013) |
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites /Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,20,1-19 (2011-03) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||
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