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Sahara 98063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Sahara 98063 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: (Sahara) Mass: 84 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 709 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 15 Sep 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Sahara 98063 Sahara Find: 1998 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) History: Sample was found 1998 by the Labenne-group. The coordinates are unknown. Petrography: The sample is an unequilibrated chondrite, with chondrules of about 500 µm. Metal abundance is about 10 vol%. Geochemistry: Olivine compositions are Fa6.7.-0-26.3 (mean Fa19.6±4.3, n=21), pyroxene compositions are Fs2.1-17.5Wo0.2-5.4 (mean Fs12.3±5.7Wo1.3±1.2, n=20). Classification: H3 chondrite based on the high metal abundance and many silicate analyses in the H-group field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 1037 approved meteorites from (Sahara) (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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