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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:  6.7 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 1 Oct 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
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 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1356 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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