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Foum Agoutir

Basic information

Name: Foum Agoutir
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2017
Country: Morocco
Mass: 279 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 109	(2020)	L4
Recommended:			L4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2062 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 2 Nov 2020

Writeup

Writeup from MB 109:

Foum Agoutir 27° 51.052’N, 12° 9.670’W

South, Morocco

Find: 2017 Apr 03

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4)

History: A single stone was found in April 2017 by Hassan Oubaha about 27 km SSE of Akhfennir, near Oued Khaoui Naam, Morocco

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-defined packed chondrules. Olivine are zoned compositionally. Opaques are metal and troilite.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Kuntz.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	South
Date:	2017 Apr 03
Latitude:	27° 51.052'N
Longitude:	12° 9.670'W
Mass (g):	279
Pieces:	1
Class:	L4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	25.0±0.5 (n=3)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.6±0.4 (n=2)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3±0.9
Magnetic suscept.:	4.43
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	25.27
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Kuntz
Comments:	work name K440; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)

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Photos:

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Ryan Upchurch

Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 51' 3"N, 12° 9' 40"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43 approved meteorites from South, Morocco
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Foum Agoutir 001 (First meteorite in DCA)

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