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| Basic information | Name: Al Qou'a 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: United Arab Emirates Mass:  65.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8581 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 17 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Al Qou’a 001 23°25’39.1"N, 55°24’25.6"E United Arab Emirates Find: 2013 Nov Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: (D. Heinlein) In the sand dune area near Al Qou’a town, Mr. Ali Al Ketbi found a heavy rock mostly buried in the soil. Physical characteristics: (D. Heinlein) The mass of the almost rectangular stone block is about 65.9 kg, the dimensions are 55 × 37 × 30 cm. The meteorite’s bulk density is 3.245±0.015 g/cm3. Petrography: (D. Harries, F. Langenhorst) Contains well-defined chondrules with recrystallized mesostasis, secondary feldspar mostly between 2-50 µm, abundant monoclinic low-Ca pyroxene. Shock stage S1. Strongly weathered (W4), most metal is replaced by oxides, troilite preserved. Geochemistry: (D. Harries, F. Langenhorst) The mean composition of olivine is Fa25.2±0.1 (n=15), the mean composition of low-Ca pyroxene is Fs20.8±0.1Wo1.8±0.1 (n=15). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) Specimens: Type Specimen: 32.4 g including two polished thin sections, UJena; the main mass is with the finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UJena: Analytische Mineralogie der Mikro- und Nanostrukturen
Institut für Geowissenschaften
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
07745 Jena
Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 7 Aug 2021) Heinlein: Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstrasse 3, 86156 Augsburg, Germany; Website (private address) |
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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 42 approved meteorites from United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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