Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Asuka 881221

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Asuka 881221

Basic information

Name: Asuka 881221
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: A-881221
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1988
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass: 23.5 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Stone
NIPR Catalogue:	2000 Edition	(2000)	Unclassified
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Stone
Recommended:			Eucrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 569 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Comments:

Approved 6 Oct 2005
Revised 6 Oct 2005: Metbase class replaced by that in MN 13(1)

Writeup

Writeup from MN J13(1):

A-881221

Brecciated eucrite

PTS (51-1) shows a brecciated basaltic clast composed of fine to coarse (up to 2 mm) plagioclase lath and anhedral pyroxene. Pyroxene compositions vary from Fs_31.8Wo_53.7 to Fs_29.7Wo_42.6 (FeO/MnO=~31), and plagioclase from An_93.3Or_0.4 to An_74.5Or_2.2.

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References:

Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites/Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites,13(1),1-24 (2005-10)
Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(72° 50'S, 24° 30'E)
Recommended::	(72°S, 26°E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 105.9 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43700 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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