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Oued Bourdim 003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Oued Bourdim 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Morocco Mass: 45 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 270 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Oued Bourdim 003 32°24’01"N, 3°34’56"W Eastern, Morocco Purchased: 2022 Jan Classification: Mesosiderite History: The meteorite was found about 16 km south of the Talsint mesosiderite find location and subsequently purchased by the main mass holder from a meteorite dealer in Faj Errih, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Two dark brownish fragments without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite shows a dark brownish interior and is composed of silicate (about 70 vol%) and metallic (about 30 vol%) portions. The silicate fraction is strongly recrystallized and composed of up to 1 mm sized low-Ca pyroxene and calcic plagioclase. Pyroxenes often contain sulfide and metal blebs. The metallic portion consists of kamacite and taenite grains dispersed between the silicates. Accessory minerals include silica, chromite, and merrillite; sulfides are abundant. Geochemistry: low-Ca pyroxene: Fs26.3±0.5Wo2.6±0.1 (Fs25.5-26.9Wo2.4-2.8, FeO/MnO=24-27, n=8); calcic plagioclase: An91.9±0.7 (An90.5-92.8, n=8) Classification: Mesosiderite; very similar mineralogy and mineral composition suggest pairing with Talsint. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 approved meteorites from Eastern, Morocco This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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