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Yamato 980066
Basic information Name: Yamato 980066
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Y-980066
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass:help 55.9 g
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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
Comments: Approved 5 Mar 2008
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Writeup from MN J16:

Y-980066
The section (,51-2) is a breccia composed of basaltic clasts (up to ~3 mm), fine-grained melt clasts, and mineral fragments of pyroxene and plagioclase in a clastic matrix. Basaltic clasts show a fine- to medium-grained subophitic texture with interstitial dark mesostasis. Pyroxene compositions  vary from Wo29En66 to Wo34En22. The FeO/MnO ratios of pyroxenes are ~28. Plagioclase compositions are An83-93Or0.1-0.8. This meteorite is a polymict eucrite.

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References: Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites /Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,16, (2008-03)
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Antarctica
Coordinates:Unknown.

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

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