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Basic information | Name: Talsint This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Morocco Mass: 310 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 273 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 13 Oct 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Talsint 32.5940°N, 3.4475°W Eastern, Morocco Find: 2017 March Classification: Mesosiderite History: The meteorite was found by Nourddine Azelmat. Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Achondritic breccia, consisting of monomineralic (low-Ca pyroxene) and polymineralic (low-Ca pyroxene + plagioclase) clasts up to 5 mm, set in a finer grained recrystallized matrix. Metal (mostly kamacite, some taenite and tetrataenite) is evenly dispersed between the clasts with modal amounts of about 10-15 vol%. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Mean low-Ca pyroxene composition Fs24.8±0.8Wo2.5±0.5 (Fs23.4-25.7Wo1.6-3.5); Fe/Mn 28±3; n=13. Plagioclase composition An92.4±2.2 (An90.0-95.2); n=8. Accessories are merrillite, troilite, and schreibersite. Classification: Mesosiderite, based on texture, mineral paragenesis and mineral chemistry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 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 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: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Eastern, Morocco This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms: |
Talsint 001 (First meteorite in DCA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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