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| Basic information | Name: Acfer 045 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1989 Country: Algeria Mass:  294 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3299 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 20 Jan 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Acfer 045 27.75°N, 4.7°E Tamanghasset, Algeria Find: 1989 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5) History: (P. Sipiera, PSF) This meteorite was part of a large number of specimens collected in 1989 from Tamanghasset, Algeria at 27.75°N 4.7°E. The specimen was purchased from a Swiss dealer by the late James DuPont later that same year, and subsequently it was bequeathed to the PSF. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS) Mostly recrystallized with sparse chondrules and stained metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa30.0-31.8, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs23.6-24.6Wo1.8-1.7, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs8.4-9.1Wo44.9-43.9, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL5). Specimens: The entire specimen including one polished thin section is at PSF. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) DuPont: James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection, Deposited at FMNH in 2008., United States (private address; updated 1 Jun 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 426 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 1358 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Kidal (Mali) (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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