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| Basic information | Name: Bou Azarif This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: Morocco Mass:  100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10318 approved meteorites (plus 18 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 30 Jun 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Bou Azarif 31°9.386’N, 5°9.157’W Centre-South, Morocco Found: 9 Dec 2010 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Many pieces of a weathered meteorite, weighing >100 kg, were found by Hassan Belaid over a six-year period near Bou Azarif (also known as Bou Izarif), Morocco. The find location was also visited by Prof. Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane, at which time many pieces were recovered after only a few hours of searching. Petrography: Minerals observed in thin section include olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase, weathered kamacite, taenite (which is less weathered than kamacite), troilite, and phosphates (chlorapatite and merrillite). Geochemistry: Microprobe analysis (UPVI): Olivine Fa18.2, pyroxene Fs17.9Wo2.3 Classification: Ordinary chondrite H5. The shock grade is S3 and the weathered grade is high W4. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 36: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UPVI: Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI),Case 110, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France (institutional address; updated 5 Oct 2014) UHAC: Universite Hassan II Casablanca, Faculte des Sciences Ain Chock, Departement de Géologie, BP 5366 Maârif, Casablanca, Morocco (institutional address; updated 9 Jan 2013) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 62 approved meteorites from Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco This is 1 of 1670 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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