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| Basic information | Name: Asuka 881548 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: A-881548 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass:  110.2 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 135 approved meteorites classified as Achondrite-ung. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ungrouped achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 28 Jun 2007: Reclassified in MN 15(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MN J15(1):
A-881548 The section shows a brecciated, coarse-grained (~3-6 mm) aggregate of olivine and orthopyroxene. Pyroxene has composition of Fs21.1-22.9Wo2.6-2.9 with an FeO/MnO ratio of ~30. Olivine is Fa22.9-24.7. The meteorite is an anomalous achondrite, possibly related to HED meteorites. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites/Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites,15, (2007-06) Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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