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| Basic information | Name: Al Haggounia 010 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2019 Country: Western Sahara Mass:  35 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 79 approved meteorites classified as Aubrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Aubrites, Enstatite achondrites, and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 8 Apr 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Al Haggounia 010 27°30’N, 12°30’W Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara Find: 2006 Classification: Enstatite achondrite (Aubrite) History: Found in Morocco in 2006. Purchased by Ziyao Wang from Habib naji Naji in Guelmim, Morocco, Dec 2019 Physical characteristics: This single stone weighs 35 kg and has no fusion crust. The exterior is brown in color with some orange patches. Petrography: This stone displays a fine-grained equigranular texture. It mainly consists of anhedral enstatite (0.1- 0.5 mm in length) with clasts of enstatite (up to 0.95 mm across). Plagioclase is the minor mineral and interstitial to enstatite. Accessory mineral includes kamacite, troilite and daubreelite. Geochemistry: Enstatite is characterized by the homogeneous composition of En98.5 Wo1.5, while plagioclase is Ab80.5 Or4.3. kamacite contains 1.237 wt% Si and 3.383 wt% Ni, daubréelite contains 17.026 wt% Fe, 37.815 wt% Cr, 42.63 S wt%, and 2.986 wt% Mn. Specimens: 71 g including two polished thick sections are on deposit at CUG; Ziyao Wang holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
CUG: Planetary Science Institute, School of Earth Sciences
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
388 Lumo Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, P. R. China, China (institutional address; updated 4 Feb 2019) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Statistics: This is 1 of 108 approved meteorites from Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 270 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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