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| Basic information | Name: El Gouanem This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Morocco Mass:  2.1 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 629 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
El Gouanem Morocco Found 2000 April Achondrite (ureilite) A 2100 g stone was found by a person prospecting for meteorites. Mineralogy and classification (J. Barrat, UAng; P. Gillet, ENSL): has typical ureilitic texture and fabric; olivine cores, Fo76–77; graphite and diamond were observed by Raman spectrometry. Specimens: 22 g plus thin section, ENSL; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
ENSL: Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre, 46 allée d'Italie 69364 Lyon Cedex, France (institutional address; updated 27 Feb 2011) UAng: Université d'Angers, Faculté des Sciences, 2 bd Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Guelmim-Es-Semara, Morocco (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1973 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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