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| Basic information | Name: Asuka 881944 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-881944 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  79.7 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 28 Jun 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J15(1):
A-881944 The section shows a breccia mainly composed of orthopyroxene fragments. There is a large (~6 mm) clast contains plagioclase grains (~0.5 mm). Minor minerals include Fe-FeS and chromite. Pyroxene composition is Fs27.2-30.3Wo2.9-3.6 and FeO/MnO ratio of ~29. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites/Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites,15, (2007-06) 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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