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| Basic information | Name: Timesserredjîne 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2024 Country: Algeria Mass:  638 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 481 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 4 Sep 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 113:
Timesserredjîne 001 21°17’41.0"N, 3°27’29.7’’E Adrar, Algeria Find: 2023 Dec Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) History: The meteorite was found 2023 December during a search in southern Algeria near the Timesserredjîne mountains and subsequently purchased by the main mass holder from an Algerian meteorite dealer. Physical characteristics: Dark brownish rock with minor fusion crust. Petrography: Carbonaceous chondrite composed of large chondrules (up to 3 mm sized), large whitish CAIs (up to 1 cm sized), and olivine amoeboids all set into a fine-grained dark brownish matrix. Most chondrules show brownish staining due to terrestrial alteration. Opaque phases are chromite, FeS, and FeNi metal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB113 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 113, in preparation (2024)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 209 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1399 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 33 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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