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Basic information | Name: Hassi Touil 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: Algeria Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 329 approved meteorites classified as Lunar (feldsp. breccia). [show all] Search for other: Lunar meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 31 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 110:
Hassi Touil 001 27°17.65’N, 07°11.03’E Illizi, Algeria Find: 2020 Nov 4 Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) History: Found on November 4, 2020, near the town of Bordj Omar Driss. Later purchased by Matthew Stream in 2021 from a meteorite dealer in Algeria. Physical characteristics: Many small stones containing weathered fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) Sample is a fragmental breccia primarily composed of angular to sub-rounded anorthitic clasts (up to 3 mm) and isolated mineral fragments set in a fine-grained matrix. Accessory phases include chromite and ilmenite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa39.4±1.6, range Fa37.5-42.9, Fe/Mn=80±10, n=17), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs29.9 Wo4.0, Fe/Mn=48, n=1), Pigeonite (Fs30.1±0.9 Wo8.9±2.7, range Fs29.1-30.7 Wo7.3-12.1, Fe/Mn=50±7, n=3), Augite (Fs14.5 Wo40.1, Fe/Mn=54, n=1), Plagioclase (An96.5±0.6, range An95.4-97.7, n=33). Classification: Lunar (feldspathic fragmental breccia). Specimens: 20.2 g at Cascadia; main mass with Matthew Stream. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
Cascadia: Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory, Portland State University, Department of Geology, Room 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 28 Oct 2011) |
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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 8 approved meteorites from Illizi, Algeria This is 1 of 1315 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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