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Acfer 395

Basic information

Name: Acfer 395
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Algeria
Mass: 394 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 100	(2012)	CR2
Recommended:			CR2 [explanation]

This is 1 of 188 approved meteorites classified as CR2. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites

Comments:

Approved 30 Aug 2011

Writeup

Writeup from MB 100:

Acfer 395 27°30.55’N, 3°53.26’E

Tamanghasset, Algeria

Found: Oct 2001

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CR2)

Petrography: Section contains porphyritic and barred olivine chondrules with an average size of 850 μm. There are large metal nodules to 950 μm and smaller metal grains decorating chondrule surfaces. There is minor sulfide. Likely paired with Acfer 394, 396, and 397. Other CR chondrites from Acfer have been found in the same area and may also be paired with these samples.

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 4:

State/Prov/County:	Tamanghasset
Date:	Oct 2001
Latitude:	27°30.55'N
Longitude:	3°53.26'E
Mass (g):	394
Pieces:	13
Class:	CR2
Shock stage:	S1/2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	2.4±1.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):	2.8
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.5
Classifier:	Ellen Harju and Alan Rubin
Type spec mass (g):	29
Type spec location:	UCLA
Main mass:	Richard Pélisson
Finder:	Richard Pélisson
Comments:	Submitted by Ellen Harju and Alan Rubin

Institutions
and collections

UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)

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Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 30' 33"N, 3° 53' 16"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 426 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1315 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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