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Adrar Sottouf 002

Basic information

Name: Adrar Sottouf 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2022
Country: Western Sahara
Mass: 2.22 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 111	(2023)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 20 Jun 2022

Writeup

Writeup from MB 111:

Adrar Sottouf 002 22°14’37"N, 15°06’35"W

Rio de Oro, Western Sahara

Purchased: 2022 Mar

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6)

History: Found in Western Sahara, on December 15, 2021

Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Ordinary chondrite (weathering grade W0) with high amounts of Fe-Ni metal and few chondrule relicts. Secondary feldspar grains mostly >50 µm.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: The mean olivine composition is Fa_19.1±0.2(Fa_18.9-19.3; n=9) and the mean low-Ca pyroxene composition is Fs_16.6±0.4Wo_1.5±0.2(Fs_16.2-17.3Wo_1.1-1.8; n=10).

Classification: H chondrite based on mineral chemistry. Petrologic type 6 based on the equilibrated state of olivine and pyroxene and grain size of secondary plagioclase.

Data from:
  MB111
  Table 0
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State/Prov/County:	Rio de Oro
Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	P 2022 Mar
Latitude:	22°14'37"N
Longitude:	15°06'35"W
Mass (g):	2220
Pieces:	1
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	C-S1
Weathering grade:	W0
Fayalite (mol%):	19.1±0.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.6±0.4
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5±0.2
Classifier:	K. Metzler, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Meteorite Museum & Shop, Stephan Decker, Oberwesel, Germany
Comments:	Submitted by K. Metzler, IfP

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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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:

Western Sahara

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(22° 14' 37"N, 15° 6' 35"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 50 approved meteorites from Rio de Oro, Western Sahara
This is 1 of 280 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names)

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