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| Basic information | Name: Reggane 005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2023 Country: Algeria Mass:  8.12 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 224 approved meteorites classified as CK5. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 7 May 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 112:
Reggane 005 26°38’44.41"N, 01°02’52.53"E Tamanghasset, Algeria Find: 2022 Dec 28 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5) History: The meteorite was found on December 28, 2022 in Algeria and donated to the main mass holder by Mr. J. Z. Sidi, Spain. Physical characteristics: Seven fragments largely covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a dark grayish interior and consists of sparse, well separated chondrules (apparent mean diameter about 800 µm) set in abundant recrystallized matrix dominated by ferroan Ni-bearing olivine. Minor phases are low-Ca pyroxene, Ca-pyroxene, intermediate plagioclase, pentlandite, and FeS. Cr-rich magnetite is abundant; no metal detected. Geochemistry: olivine: Fa31.0±0.2 (Fa30.7-31.3, FeO/MnO=112±9; NiO=0.55±0.07 wt%, n=10); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs27.2±0.2Wo0.7±0.1 (Fs26.9-27.6Wo0.5-0.8, n=7); diopside: Fs9.2±0.2Wo45.5±0.2 (Fs8.7-9.5Wo45.2-45.7, n=7); feldspar: An21.3-31.5Ab65.4-71.8Or3.2-7.1, n=7; magnetite contains 4.68±0.20 wt% Cr2O3, n=4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB112 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., Cartier C., Consolmagno G., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Miao B. and Zhang B. (2024) The Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 112. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 59, 1820–1823. ?
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Statistics: This is 1 of 428 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 1402 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 33 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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