Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Istifane 004

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Istifane 004

Basic information

Name: Istifane 004
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Morocco
Mass: 10.8 g

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 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 004 31°30.165'N, 5°42.916'W

Morocco

Find: 19 May 2006

Ordinary chondrite (H5)

History: A. Ibhi and M. El Mansouri found this meteorite while prospecting with a metal detector.

Physical characteristics: It is a 10.8 g stone.

Petrography: (A. Ibhi and H. Nachit IZU, H. Chennaoui Aoujehane UHAC) The meteorite is dominated by olivine and low-Ca pyroxene. Plagioclase, troilite, and metallic Fe-Ni are also noted as major and minor minerals.

Mineral compositions: Olivine (Fa_19.1_±_0.5), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs_15.4_±_0.9), feldspar (An_2.5_±_0.3).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5); S2, W2.

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

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 1
  Line 26:

State/Prov/County:	Istifane region, south eastern Morocco
Date:	19-May-2006
Latitude:	31°30.165’N
Longitude:	5°42.916’W
Mass (g):	10.8
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	19.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.4
Type spec mass (g):	10.8

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° 30' 10"N, 5° 42' 55"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 73 approved meteorites from Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco (plus 4 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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