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| Basic information | Name: Touat 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2006 Country: Algeria Mass:  3.58 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
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 21 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Touat 003 27°21.617’N, 0°07.017’W Adrar, Algeria Find: 1 Nov 2006 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: Found by shepherd Mohamed Abdulaziz Ould Wahid on an erosion surface between two dunes, 6 km S of Al Mahbes, in November 2006. Physical characteristics: The stone of 3579 g is covered with a black fusion crust. The color of the interior is greenish gray with rusty specks. Petrography: (B. Hofmann, NMBE, M. Eggimann, Bern): Strongly brecciated texture with clasts up to 5 mm (monomict breccia). Only relict, very weakly delineated chondrules are present. Mean size of plagioclase grains is ~50 μm and ranges up to 150 μm. Iron and troilite grains show signs of minor weathering (W1). Troilite forms small nodules and veinlets. Accessories include chromite and ilmenite. Geochemistry: (Å. Rosén, Bern and B. Hofmann, NMBE) Olivine compositions (N=19) are Fa29.1±0.4 (Fa30.3 by XRD), pyroxene compositions (n=13) are Fs25.1±0.5Wo2.40±0.07. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6), shock stage S2, low weathering (W1). Specimens: 33.3 g plus polished thin section at NMBE, main mass: Svend Buhl, Hamburg, Germany. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern
Bernastrasse 15
CH-3005 Bern
Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012) Bern: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address) |
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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 201 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1358 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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