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Asuka 881239 | |||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Asuka 881239 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-881239 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass: 42.4 g | ||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
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-881239 Diogenite The section (51-1) is a recrystallized breccia of pyroxene fragments (up to 3 mm), and minor opaque minerals (chromite, Fe-metal, troilite). Pyroxene has a composition of Fs25.2-22.8Wo1.9-2.0 and 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 44547 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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