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| Basic information | Name: Ouargla 006 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2022 Country: Algeria Mass:  18 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 4 Dec 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Ouargla 006 31°32.647’N, 5°3.251’E Ouargla, Algeria Purchased: 2022 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was found in the dense collection area Ouargla, central Algeria and subsequently purchased by the main mass holder. Physical characteristics: Black rock partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of small (apparent mean diameter about 250 µm) chondrules, chondrule pseudomorphs, mineral fragments, and sparse CAIs, most of which surrounded by fine-grained dust rims set into abundant fine-grained matrix. The Fe-rich matrix contains abundant sulfides and Ca-carbonates. Geochemistry: Matrix analyses yield FeO=30.3±5.4 wt% and an average total of 79.7±3.0 wt% (5 µm defocused beam, N=10), the latter indicating the presence of hydrous minerals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 49 approved meteorites from Ouargla, 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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