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Sahara 98509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Sahara 98509 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: (Sahara) Mass: 3.46 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 29 Dec 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Sahara 98509 Sahara Find: 1998 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: Sample was found 1998 by the Labenne-group. The coordinates are unknown. Petrography: Chondritic texture with abundant chondrules, typically <400 µm Geochemistry: Olivine compositions are Fa17.2-18.8 (mean 17.5±0.4, n=21), pyroxene compositions are Fs10.5-19.9Wo0.2-4.0 (mean Fs15.3±0.8Wo1.0±0.9, n=17) Classification: H4 chondrite based on mineral compositions and chondrule size. Very weakly shocked (S2), weathering degree: W2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) Labenne: 23, rue de Esperance, 75013 Paris, France; Website (private address; updated 29 Aug 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 1037 approved meteorites from (Sahara) (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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