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| Basic information | Name: Igdi This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Morocco Mass:  1470 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 272 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 85:
Igdi Morocco Found 2000 February Achondrite (monomict eucrite) A 1470 g stone in several pieces was found by a person prospecting for meteorites. Mineralogy and classification (J. Barrat, UAng; P. Gillet, ENSL): a monomict breccia; contains plagioclase (An90), pigeonite (Fs63.5Wo6.9, n = 8) with exsolved clinopyroxene (Fs33.2Wo41.9, n = 1), silica, ilmenite, chromite, and troilite. Specimens: 23 g plus thin section, ENSL; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
ENSL: Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre, 46 allée d'Italie 69364 Lyon Cedex, France (institutional address; updated 27 Feb 2011) UAng: Université d'Angers, Faculté des Sciences, 2 bd Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, France (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Guelmim-Es-Semara, Morocco (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1973 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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