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| Basic information | Name: Asuka 880784 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-880784 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  44.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 542 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J11(1):
A-880784 The section shows a coarse-grained (<2 mm) granular texture of pyroxene and olivine with black materials along grain boundaries. There is a large, irregular-black area up to ~5 mm. This meteorite is a ureilite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB87 Table A2 Line 154: |
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites / Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,11(1),1-49 (2002-10) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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