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| Basic information | Name: Asuka 881902 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-881902 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  908 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 91 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite. [show all] Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Jun 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J15(1):
A-881902 The section shows a fine-grained (30-200 μm) equigranular texture composed of olivine and pyroxene (low-Ca pyroxene and diopside) and FeNi-FeS. There are several relict chondrules. Olivine composition is Fa7.8-9.7. Pyroxene composition is Fs9.5Wo1.4 (average) and a FeO/MnO ratio of ~3. This meteorite is an acapulcoite. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites/Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites,15, (2007-06) 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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