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Acfer 402
Basic information Name: Acfer 402
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 620 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 109  (2020)  CV3
Recommended:  CV3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 467 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 1 Nov 2020
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Writeup from MB 109:

Acfer 402        27°30’42.7"N, 3°56’54.7"E

Tamanghasset, Algeria

Find: 2019 Nov

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

Petrography: Chondrite with large chondrules (mm-sized), AOAs, and CAIs set in an abundant fine-grained Fe-rich matrix. Main silicates include olivine, low-Ca, and Ca-pyroxene. Opaque areas are basically made of terrestrial alteration products.

Geochemistry: Most olivine in chondrules and AOAs is Fo-rich. The average composition of these olivines is Fa4.2±4.8 (range: Fa0-22; N=24). Low-Ca pyroxene is Fs2.0±1.0 (range Fs1-5; n=10).

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

Data from:
  MB109
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Tamanghasset
Origin or pseudonym:Desert
Place of purchase:Moroccan Dealer
Date:2019 Nov
Latitude:27°30'42.7"N
Longitude:3°56'54.7"E
Mass (g):620.0
Pieces:several
Class:CV3
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):4.2± 4.8 (n=24)
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.2± 1.0 (n=10)
Wollastonite (mol%):3.6± 7.1 (n=10)
Classifier:K. Klemm, A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):23.9
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Decker Meteorite Museum
Finder:anonymous
Comments:Working No.: De-06 submitted by K. Klemm, IfP; submitted by Klemm K.
Institutions
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (27° 30' 43"N, 3° 56' 55"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 426 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 1344 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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