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Yamato 791491 | |||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Yamato 791491 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-791491 Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 91 approved meteorites classified as Lodranite. [show all] Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Lodranites, and Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MN J7(1):
Y-791491, 51-1: Lodranite PTS shows a coarse-grained aggregate (1 mm in size) with granular texture, consisting mainly of olivine (42 vol%), orthopyroxene (28%) and Ni-Fe-troilite 30%, with minor amounts of Aug (0.1%), plagioclase (0.3%), Cl-apatite, chromite (0.1%) and merrillite (0.2%). Nickel-iron, plagioclase, and augite fill the interstices of mafic silicates and often show concave, rounded boundaries. Plagioclase occurs as a film mantling an olivine crystal and fills interstices of olivine and orthopyroxene together with merrillite, metal, and augite. The textures and mineral distribution are the same as those of the Y-791493 lodranite. Chemical compositions of olivine cores are uniform throughout the PTS. Chemical compositions of orthopyroxene are roughly uniform for major elements, but the CaO contents are variable within a crystal. | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteorites news : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites / Meteorites news : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,7(1),1-94 (1998-06) Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44048 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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