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| Basic information | Name: Tata 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:  59 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 554 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 8 Aug 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Tata 002 29°41’10"N, 7°24’43"W Morocco Find: 2021 Feb Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite) Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Igneous rock with subophitic texture. Main minerals are exsolved pyroxene and plagioclase with grain size 600 µm. Other minerals: ilmenite, troilite, silica polymorph, metal. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs62.5±0.5Wo2.0±0.3 (n=4), Ca-pyroxene Fs28.0Wo42.8 (n=1), FeO/MnO 32.0±2.7 (n=5). Plagioclase An89.1Ab10.6Or0.3 (n=2). Classification: Achondrite (eucrite). Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jérémy Bassemon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 1837 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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