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| Basic information | Name: Khawr al Fazra 016 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: KaF 016 Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: Saudi Arabia Mass:  1.71 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites classified as E5. [show all] Search for other: Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Jan 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Khawr al Fazra 016 (KaF 016) 19°26.639’N, 50°46.952’E Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia Found: 15 Feb 2013 Classification: Enstatite chondrite (E5) History: Found by Edwin Gnos, Beda Hofmann, Ayman Majoub search for meteorites on small patch of desert soil between dunes on Feb. 15, 2013. Physical characteristics: Dark brown fragment of 1.71 g, partially sand-encrusted. Petrography: Poorly delineated chondrules (average size 0.29±0.10 mm, n=16, maximum size 0.46 mm) are set in matrix of enstatite and abundant iron (hydr)oxides (alteration products). Enstatite is often idiomorphic towards (former) metal and troilite. Feldspar is typically 20-40 μm in size. No olivine present. Common graphite up to 100 μm. Metal and sulfides are largely weathered, troilite is only preserved as inclusions in silicates (W4). Shock grade S2. Geochemistry: (N. Greber, Bern) pyroxene compositions are Fs0.2-1.6Wo0.3-0.4, median Fs0.5Wo0.4 (n=14). Classification: Based on the absence of olivine, pyroxene compositions and the common occurrence of graphite this is an enstatite chondrite. Specimens: All material at MHNGE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MHNGE: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Route de Malagnou 1, CH-1211 Genève 6
, Switzerland (institutional address; updated 27 Oct 2011) Bern: University of Bern, University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland (institutional address) SGS: Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (institutional address; updated 11 Feb 2010) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites from Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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