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Oued Awlitis 003

Basic information

Name: Oued Awlitis 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: OA 003
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: Western Sahara
Mass: 1141 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 18 Oct 2015

Writeup

Writeup from MB 104:

Oued Awlitis 003 (OA 003) 25°51’N, 12°21’W

Rio de Oro, Western Sahara

Find: 2011

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6)

History: The stone was found near the village of Lemluia in 2011 and bought in Agadir in 2011.

Physical characteristics: A single stone without fusion crust. Curface shows a brecciated rock with abundant metl veins and melt pockets.

Classification: LL6, brecciated

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Agadir, Morocco
Date:	2011
Latitude:	25°51'N
Longitude:	12°21'W
Mass (g):	1141
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL6
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	30.8 (N=2)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	25.8±2.4 (N=1)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.8±0.1
Magnetic suscept.:	3.45
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	27.2
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Jean Redelsperger
Comments:	Submitted by J. Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Philippe Geniez

Geography:

Western Sahara

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(25° 51'N, 12° 21'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 280 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names)

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