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| Basic information | Name: Rabt Sbayta 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2015 Country: Western Sahara Mass:  58.9 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 802 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 22 Oct 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 104:
Rabt Sbayta 001 24°6.833’N, 14°56.257’W Western Sahara Find: 10 Jan 2015 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) Classification: The sample consists of abundant well-defined chondrule and chondrule fragments and a low abundance of matrix. Some of the chondrules still have mesostasis glass, indicating type 3. Based on the low matrix abundance, the chondrule size, and the olivine compositional distribution with a peak in the around Fa24, the rock is classified as an L3 ordinary chondrite. The olivines show undulatory extinction, but no planar fractures indicating an S2 shock degree classification. The sample is heavily weathered. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 264 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 19 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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