Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for El Blida 006

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El Blida 006

Basic information

Name: El Blida 006
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2020
Country: Morocco
Mass: 97 g

Classification
history:

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LL7 [explanation]

This is 1 of 84 approved meteorites classified as LL7. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 6 May 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

El Blida 006 29°51’32.98"N, 5°58’38.53"W

Morocco

Find: 2020

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7)

History: Found by Ahmed Najii in 2020. Bought from Zaid Oualguirah in 2020 by Jean Redelsperger.

Physical characteristics: One oriented fully crusted stone.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Highly recrystallized brecciated chondrite. Lithic clasts show triple junction, plagioclase to 200 µm, and only rare relict chondrules. Opaque minerals are metal and troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_30.6(n=1). Orthopyroxene Fs_25.9±0.1Wo_2.1±0.1(n=3).

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL7, brecciated). Type 7 based on the Wo content of orthopyroxene and the texture.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.

Data from:
  MB110
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Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	2020
Latitude:	29°51'32.98"N
Longitude:	5°58'38.53"W
Mass (g):	97
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL7
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	30.6 (n=1)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	25.9±0.1 (n=3)
Wollastonite (mol%):	2.1±0.1
Magnetic suscept.:	3.49
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	21.4
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Jean Redelsperger
Finder:	Ahmed Naji
Comments:	work name JR095; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(29° 51' 33"N, 5° 58' 39"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1837 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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