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| Basic information | Name: Arabian Peninsula 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: AP 001 Observed fall: No Year found: 2006 Country: United Arab Emirates Mass:  145 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 518 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 24 Jul 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 92:
Arabian Peninsula 001 United Arab Emirates Find: 2006 Achondrite (diogenite) History and physical characteristics: This 145 g stone is very fresh with black crust and flow ridges. Petrography: (T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU) Unbrecciated medium-grained orthopyroxenite with inclusions of euhedral chomite crystals.Contains (vol%): Orthopyroxene = 94, chromite = 4, FeS = 2 and trace olivine. Orthopyroxene exhibits heavy undulatory extinction, shear zones show intense granulation and distortion of minerals. Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Orthopyroxene (Fs21.6Wo2.0; FeO/MnO = 29), olivine (Fa27.3, FeO/MnO = 45) and chromite (Cr/Cr+Al = 79). Classification: Achondrite (diogenite); moderate shock, minimum weathering. Type specimen: A 21 g sample is on deposit at NAU. The main mass holder is anonymous. | ||||||||||||
| Data from: MB92 Table 6 Line 1: |
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| Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 42 approved meteorites from United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||