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Basic information | Name: Erg Chech 010 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EC 010 Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Algeria Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 511 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 1 Oct 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 111:
Erg Chech 010 (EC 010) 26.0575°N, 2.0788°W Adrar, Algeria Purchased: 2021 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) History: The meteorite was found in April, 2021, in the Erg Chech desert, Algeria and subsequently purchased by the main mass holder. Physical characteristics: Many light brownish fragments without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a coarse-grained protogranular texture predominantly composed of up to 7 mm sized orthopyroxene grains. Minor phases are silica, troilite, chromite and FeNi metal. Myrmekitic intergrowths of silica and chromite are present. Geochemistry: low-Ca pyroxene: Fs24.5±0.2Wo3.4±0.1 (Fs24.3-24.8Wo3.3-3.6, n=7, FeO/MnO=26-30) Classification: Diogenite; likely paired with Erg Chech 001 which was found 0.2 km away. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 190 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1277 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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