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| Basic information | Name: Errachidia 005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: Morocco Mass:  1600 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 811 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 25 Apr 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Errachidia 005 31°47’9.84"N, 4°43’10.44"W Morocco Find: 2020 Sep 08 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Found by Mohamed Bir Salah on 8 September 2020. Bought from Lahcen Ait Ha in Erfoud in 2020 by Jean Redelsperger. Physical characteristics: A single brown stone with two unusual protruding cm size (metallic?) inclusions. Cut face reveals a dark interior with chondrules and metal. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-delineated chondrules (average apparent diameter 750±370 µm, n=54) set in a fine-grained matrix (35 vol%). Geochemistry: Olivine Fa17.7±2.7, range Fa10.3-20.8, Fa PMD = 10.1 %, Cr2O3 = 0.06±0.05 wt% (n=20). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs12.4±6.0Wo0.8±0.4, range Fs4.1-12.3 (n=12). Defocused analysis of the matrix yields FeO = 23.3 wt% and an analytical total of 97.0 wt%. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3). L group based on magnetic susceptibility and chondrule size. Matrix abundance (35 vol%) is in the high range for an ordinary chondrite. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CEREGE: CEREGE
BP 80
Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois
13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4
France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1973 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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