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Al Haggounia 005

Basic information

Name: Al Haggounia 005
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Western Sahara
Mass: 184 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	Eucrite-unbr
Recommended:			Eucrite-unbr [explanation]

This is 1 of 131 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-unbr. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Comments:

Approved 14 Feb 2017

Writeup

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Writeup from MB 106:

Al Haggounia 005 27.299°N, 12.141°W

Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara

Find: 2014 Feb

Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, unbrecciated)

History: The stones were found in February 2014, 120 km NW of Laayoune in Western Sahara. They were bought in October 2016 by Jean Redelsperger from Mohamed Elguirah.

Physical characteristics: Brown pitted stones without fusion crust. Cut surface reveals grayish interior.

Petrography: Igneous rock with unbrecciated subophitic texture. Main minerals are pyroxene and plagioclase. Accessory silica polymorph, ilmenite. Rare metal. Barite from terrestrial weathering.

Geochemistry: Pyroxene: low-Ca pyroxene Fs_63.9±0.1Wo_1.8±0.0(N=2), high-Ca pyroxene Fs_29.6±2.7Wo_44.3±0.6(N=4), FeO/MnO=29.7. Plagioclase An_89.9±1.3Ab_9.8±1.3Or_0.4±0.1(N=3).

Classification: Eucrite, unbrecciated. Weathering strong. Likely paired with Al Haggounia 003.

Specimens: 22 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Saguia el Hamra
Date:	2014 Feb
Latitude:	27.299°N
Longitude:	12.141°W
Mass (g):	184
Pieces:	7
Class:	Eucrite-unbr
Weathering grade:	Severe
Ferrosilite (mol%):	63.9±0.1 (N=2)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.8±0.0
Magnetic suscept.:	2.80
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	22
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Jean Redelsperger
Comments:	work name JR048; 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 10 Jun 2023)

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References:

Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.

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Geography:

Western Sahara

Western Sahara

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 17' 56"N, 12° 8' 28"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 109 approved meteorites from Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 272 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names)

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