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Talsint

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:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	Mesosiderite
Recommended:			Mesosiderite [explanation]

This is 1 of 240 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 Fs_24.8±0.8_Wo2.5±0.5(Fs_23.4-25.7Wo_1.6-3.5); Fe/Mn 28±3; n=13. Plagioclase composition An_92.4±2.2(An_90.0-95.2); 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:

State/Prov/County:	Eastern
Date:	2017 March
Latitude:	32.5940°N
Longitude:	3.4475°W
Mass (g):	310
Pieces:	40
Class:	Mesosiderite
Shock stage:	low
Weathering grade:	moderate
Ferrosilite (mol%):	24.8
Wollastonite (mol%):	2.5
Classifier:	K. Metzler, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Nourddine Azelmat, Morocco
Comments:	Submitted by K. Metzler, IfP

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(32° 35' 38"N, 3° 26' 51"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Eastern, Morocco
This is 1 of 1967 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Talsint 001 (First meteorite in DCA)

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