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| Basic information | Name: Al Alamayn 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Egypt Mass:  1320 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Nov 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Al Alamayn 002 30°39’47.39’’N, 28°32’15.28’’E Marsa Matruh, Egypt Find: 2022 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: The meteorite was found by Mr. Amr Khaled in 2022 during a field trip to the northwestern Egyptian desert. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is composed of sparse, poorly defined chondrules set in a recrystallized matrix containing sodic plagioclase, chromite, chlorapatite, troilite, and FeNi metal. The plagioclase grain size is about 25 μm. Shock melt veins are present. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites from Marsa Matruh, Egypt This is 1 of 129 approved meteorites from Egypt (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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