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Oued Bourdim 002

Basic information

Name: Oued Bourdim 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2021
Country: Morocco
Mass: 53 g

Classification
history:

Recommended:

CVred3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 17 approved meteorites classified as CVred3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 23 Aug 2021

Writeup

Writeup from MB 110:

Oued Bourdim 002 32°07.578’N, 3°56.874’W

Morocco

Find: 2016 Feb 29

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVred3)

History: Found by Youssef Ben Ahmad on February 29, 2016. Bought by Jean Redelsperger from Lhcen Ait Ha in 2021.

Physical characteristics: Several stones with or without fusion crust. Large chondrules are visible in cut surface.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with ~800 µm chondrules and CAIs set in abundant fine-grained, iron-rich matrix. Opaque minerals are metal, magnetite and troilite.

Geochemistry: Olivine Fa_6.5±3.5, range Fa_0.6-10.5(n=7). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs_1.5±0.5Wo_1.3±0.5, range Fs_1.0-2.3(n=5). Sulfide Ni content 1.0±0.4 (n=3).

Classification: Carbonceous chondrite (CVred3). CVred group based on the Ni content of sulfides Gattacceca et al., 2020.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger.

Bibliography:

Gattacceca J.,Bonal L.,Sonzognia C., and Longereya J. (2020) CV chondrites: More than one parent body. Earth Planet. Sci. Letts. 547, 116467. (link)

Data from:
  MB110
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Date:	2016 Feb 29
Latitude:	32°07.578'N
Longitude:	3°56.874'W
Mass (g):	53
Pieces:	1
Class:	CVred3
Fayalite (mol%):	6.5±3.5 (n=7)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.5±0.5 (n=5)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3±0.5
Magnetic suscept.:	4.11
Classifier:	J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	10.9
Type spec location:	CEREGE
Main mass:	Jean Redelsperger
Finder:	Youssef Ben Ahmad
Comments:	work name JR103; submitted by Jérôme Gattacceca

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 29 Oct 2018)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)

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Photos:

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Denis gourgues

Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(32° 7' 35"N, 3° 56' 52"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1847 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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