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Asuka 87122
Basic information Name: Asuka 87122
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: A-87122
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1987
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass:help 15.9 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Diogenite
NIPR Catalogue:  2000 Edition  (2000)  Diogenite-B
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Eucrite
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
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Writeup from MN J10(1):
A-87122 (eucrite)

This section shows an aggregate of coarse pyroxene and plagioclase (<2 mm in size) with minor amount of silica, oxides and troilite. This rock is shocked and brecciated. Pyroxene and plagioclase show a mosaic extinction.

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References: Published in Meteorite Newsletter 10(1) (2001), NIPR, Tokyo
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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

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