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Maghidet 001

Basic information

Name: Maghidet 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2016
Country: Libya
Mass: 105 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	L6-melt breccia
Recommended:			L6-melt breccia [explanation]

This is 1 of 70 approved meteorites classified as L6-melt breccia. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Melted chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 26 Apr 2017

Writeup

Writeup from MB 106:

Maghidet 001 26°46.156’N, 10°06.825’E

Awbari, Libya

Find: August 23, 2016

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6, melt breccia)

History: The meteorite was found in 2016 during a field trip in the Libyan desert near the Wadi Maghidet.

Petrography: The meteorite is composed of abundant melt regions characterized by recrystallized shock melt containing FeNi metal and sulfide globules. Some regions still display chondritic textures with relict chondrules and mineral fragments. Olivine and pyroxene therein show strong mosaicism attesting to a high degree of shock metamorphism.

Data from:
  MB106
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State/Prov/County:	Awbari
Date:	August 23, 2016
Latitude:	26°46.156'N
Longitude:	10°06.825'E
Mass (g):	105000
Pieces:	3
Class:	L6-melt breccia
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	24.6±0.3 (n=11)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.7±0.2 (n=11)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.4±0.2 (n=11)
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	32.8
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Mohamed Jday
Finder:	Ahmed El-Mallul
Comments:	Submitted by Ansgar Greshake

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)

Catalogs:

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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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(26° 46' 9"N, 10° 6' 50"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Awbari, Libya
This is 1 of 1537 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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