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Great Sand Sea 032

Basic information

Name: Great Sand Sea 032
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GSS 032
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Egypt
Mass: 8.3 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 98	(2010)	Acapulcoite
Recommended:			Acapulcoite [explanation]

This is 1 of 93 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite. [show all]
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Comments:

Approved 10 Feb 2010

Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 7:

State/Prov/County:	Al Wadi al Jadid
Date:	31-Dec-2006
Latitude:	26°11.20'N
Longitude:	25°27.34'E
Mass (g):	8.3
Pieces:	1
Class:	Acapulcoite
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	7.5±0.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):	8.2±0.2
Classifier:	L. Ferrière & M. Bourot
Type spec mass (g):	6.7
Type spec location:	MNHNP
Main mass:	L. Ferrière
Comments:	Ca-pyroxene Fs3.6Wo43.5; grain sizes in the range of ~100 - 300 μm; rare relic chondrules; submitted by L. Ferrière

Institutions
and collections

MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)

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Geography:

Egypt

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(26° 11' 12"N, 25° 27' 20"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 38 approved meteorites from Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 129 approved meteorites from Egypt (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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