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Errachidia 007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Errachidia 007 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8690 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 23 Apr 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 111:
Errachidia 007 31°52.9748’N, 4°59.0661’W Centre-South, Morocco Find: 2009 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Many stones were found and collected in the desert region close to the Tizert copper deposit in 2009 by a desert nomad. Subsequently, this material was purchased in 2020 by Mustapha Oulkouch. Physical characteristics: Many fragments and individual stones with slightly weathered fusion crust. Petrography: (D. Sheikh, Cascadia) Sample is composed of chondrules (~0.6 mm) set within a fine-grained matrix containing Fe-Ni metal, troilite, chlorapatite, and secondary recrystallized feldspar (~15 μm). Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa25.0±0.3, range Fa24.3-25.6, n=22), Low-Ca Pyroxene (Fs21.0±0.5Wo0.7±0.3, range Fs20.4-22.3Wo0.3-1.4, n=23). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5). Specimens: 60.4 g at Cascadia, main mass with Mustapha Oulkouch. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB111 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44 approved meteorites from Centre-South, Morocco (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 2003 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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