Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sahara 98048

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Sahara 98048

Basic information

Name: Sahara 98048
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: (Sahara)
Mass: 186 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	H3-6
Recommended:			H3-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 76 approved meteorites classified as H3-6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 29 Dec 2017

Writeup

Writeup from MB 106:

Sahara 98048

Sahara

Find: 1998

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3-6)

History: Sample was found 1998 by the Labenne-group. The coordinates are unknown.

Petrography: The sample is a breccia and contains fragments of different petrologic type, most fragments are recrystallized (types 5 and 6) and some are unequilibrated.

Geochemistry: Olivine compositions are Fa_15.8-19.9(mean 17.3±1.4, n=6), pyroxene compositions are Fs_5.7-31.2Wo_0.3-1.6(mean Fs_16.4±8.2Wo_1.2±0.5, n=6). The equilibrated clasts have olivine compositions of Fa_17.2±0.2(n=3) and pyroxene compositions of Fs_15.5±0.3Wo_1.4±0.2(n=3).

Classification: Brecciated H chondrite (H3-6) based on mineral compositions and chondrule size. Very weakly shocked (S2), weathering degree: W2

Data from:
  MB106
  Table 0
  Line 0:

Origin or pseudonym:	Desert
Date:	1998
Mass (g):	186
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3-6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	17.3±1.4 (n=6)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.4±8.2 (n=6)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2±0.5 (n=6)
Classifier:	K. Klemm, A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	35
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Labenne
Comments:	Br; submitted by Ebert S.

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)

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:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1037 approved meteorites from (Sahara) (plus 1 unapproved name)

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