Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Istifane 002

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Istifane 002

Basic information

Name: Istifane 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: Morocco
Mass: 40 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11084 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 24 Jul 2007

Writeup

Writeup from MB 92:

Istifane 002 31°29.909'N, 5°43.044'W

Morocco

Find: 17 August 2005

Ordinary chondrite (H5)

Physical characteristics: One 40 g stone, brownish in color.

Mineral compositions: (A. Ibhi and H. Nachit IZU, H. Chennaoui Aoujehane UHAC) Olivine (Fa_15.5_±_0.5), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs_16.8_±_0.6).

Classification:Ordinary chondrite (H5); S5, W3.

Type specimens: One thin section and the main mass are on deposit at IZU.

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 1
  Line 24:

State/Prov/County:	Istifane region, south eastern Morocco
Date:	17-Aug-2005
Latitude:	31°29.909’N
Longitude:	5°43.044’W
Mass (g):	40
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S5
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	15.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.8
Type spec mass (g):	40

Institutions
and collections

IZU: Laboratory of Petrology, Mineralogy and Materials, Ibn Zohr University, Faculty of Sciences, Agadir, BP 8106, Morocco (institutional address; updated 12 Feb 2011)
UHAC: Universite Hassan II Casablanca, Faculte des Sciences Ain Chock, Departement de Géologie, BP 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco (institutional address; updated 9 Jan 2013)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(31° 29' 55"N, 5° 43' 3"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 73 approved meteorites from Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco (plus 4 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1972 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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