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Qulumat al Harsha 003

Basic information

Name: Qulumat al Harsha 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: QaH 003
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2013
Country: Saudi Arabia
Mass: 3.85 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 103	(2014)	Eucrite
Recommended:			Eucrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 603 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Comments:

Approved 28 Jan 2014

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Writeup from MB 103:

Qulumat al Harsha 003 (QaH 003) 19°26.557’N, 51°02.337’E

Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia

Found: 14 Feb 2013

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite)

History: Found by Nasir Al Jahdli during search for meteorites on small patch of desert soil between dunes on February 14, 2013.

Physical characteristics: Single rounded complete individual of 3.85 g, no fusion crust.

Petrography: Metamorphosed breccia, consisting of recrystallized plagioclase, pyroxene displaying shock and/or exsolution lamellae, ilmenite, chromite and sparse troilite. Clast size up to 3 mm with 0.5-1 mm sized mineral grains.

Geochemistry: (N. Greber, Bern) Orthopyroxene compositions are Fs_58.3-62.4Wo_1.7-3.4, median Fs_61.4Wo_1.9(n=17), clinopyroxene compositions are Fs_26.6-55.0Wo_12.3-44.3, median Fs_43.6Wo_25.1(n=17), plagioclase compositions are An_81.2-95.7Or_0.1-4.8, median An_89.8Or_0.4(n=25). Bulk analysis of cut surface by XRF (wt%): Fe 15.54, Mn 0.46 (Fe/Mn 33.9).

Classification: Based on petrography and geochemistry, the meteorite is a brecciated eucrite.

Specimens: 0.85 g and one polished thin section at MHNGE. Remaining material at SGS.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Ash Sharqiyah
Origin or pseudonym:	fossil lake bed
Date:	14 Feb 2013
Latitude:	19°26.557'N
Longitude:	51°02.337'E
Mass (g):	3.85
Pieces:	1
Class:	Eucrite
Ferrosilite (mol%):	61.4
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.9
Classifier:	B. Hofmann, E. Gnos, E. Greber
Type spec mass (g):	0.85
Type spec location:	MHNGE
Main mass:	SGS
Finder:	Nasir Al Jahdli
Comments:	Submitted by Beda Hofmann

Institutions
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MHNGE: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Route de Malagnou 1, CH-1211 Genève 6 , Switzerland (institutional address; updated 27 Oct 2011)
Bern: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address)
SGS: Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (institutional address; updated 11 Feb 2010)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full

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Geography:

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 26' 33"N, 51° 2' 20"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites from Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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