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Jdiriya 003

Basic information

Name: Jdiriya 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2019
Country: Western Sahara
Mass: 21.4 g

Classification
history:

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

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Comments:

Approved 14 Nov 2020

Writeup

Writeup from MB 109:

Jdiriya 003 27°36’59.42"N, 10°26’48.85"W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Find: 2019 Dec 18

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite)

History: Found by Zaid Oualguirah on 2019 Dec 18.

Physical characteristics: A single crusted stone. Cut surface reveals a light homogeneous interior with ~500 µm plagioclase and pyroxene grains.

Petrography: ( J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Igneous rock with subophitic texture. Main minerals are pyroxene (with both fine- and large-scale exsolutions) and plagioclase, with typical grain size 400 µm. Other minerals: chromite, ilmenite, metal, troilite, silica.

Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_58.0±2.8Wo_6.0±3.3(n=6), Ca-pyroxene exsolutions Fs_26.2Wo_44.5(n=2), FeO/MnO 31.2±1.9 (n=8). Plagioclase An_88.4±0.6Ab_11.3±0.6Or_0.3±0.1(n=6).

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Saguia el Hamra
Date:	2019 Dec 18
Latitude:	27°36'59.42"N
Longitude:	10°26'48.85"W
Mass (g):	21.4
Pieces:	1
Class:	Eucrite
Ferrosilite (mol%):	58.0±2.8 (n=6)
Wollastonite (mol%):	6.0±3.3
Magnetic suscept.:	3.33
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	4.6
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Jean Redelsperger
Finder:	Zaid Oualguirah
Comments:	work name JR080; 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)

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References:

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

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Geography:

Western Sahara

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 36' 59"N, 10° 26' 49"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 117 approved meteorites from Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 280 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names)

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