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Erg Chech 006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Erg Chech 006 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EC 006 Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Algeria Mass: 400 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 19 Mar 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Erg Chech 006 (EC 006) 26.0555°N, 2.0797°W Adrar, Algeria Purchased: 2022 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) History: The meteorite was found in the Adrar region, Algeria, close to the find location of Erg Chech 001 and purchased by the main mass holders from a meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: One 272 g piece and several small brownish fragments some partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite appears unbrecciated and shows a coarse-grained protogranular texture up to 2 mm sized orthopyroxene crystals with minor chromite, troilite, and rare kamacite. Geochemistry: low-Ca pyroxene: Fs23.0±0.3Wo2.2±0.1 (Fs22.4-23.4Wo2.2-2.3, FeO/MnO=25-31, n=6) Classification: Diogenite; likely paired with Erg Chech 001. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Chabot N. L., D’Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Komatsu M. and Miao B. (2023) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 111. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 58, 901–904. ?
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 200 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1344 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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