Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Sahara 98571

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Sahara 98571

Basic information

Name: Sahara 98571
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: (Sahara)
Mass: 32 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	H3
Recommended:			H3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 632 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 2 Apr 2017

Writeup

Writeup from MB 106:

Sahara 98571

Sahara

Find: 1998

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3)

History: Sample was found 1998 by the Labenne group and the coordinates are unknown.

Petrography: Homogeneous chondritic texture with abundant chondrules, typically <400 μm

Geochemistry: Olivine compositions are Fa_17.2-23.4(mean Fa_19.1±1.4, n=29), pyroxene compositions are Fs_6.3-22.7Wo_0.2-4.1(mean Fs_16.6±3.2Wo_1.2±0.8, n=30)

Classification: H3 chondrite based on mineral compositions and chondrule size. Very weakly shocked (S2), weathering degree: W2.

Data from:
  MB106
  Table 0
  Line 0:

Origin or pseudonym:	Desert
Date:	1998
Mass (g):	32.0
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	19.1±1.4 (n=29)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.6±3.2 (n=30)
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.2±0.8 (n=30)
Classifier:	K. Klemm and A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	3.7
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Labenne
Comments:	Type spec requirement waived; submitted by Ebert S.

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Labenne: 23, rue de Esperance, 75013 Paris, France; Website (private address; updated 29 Aug 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1036 approved meteorites from (Sahara) (plus 1 unapproved name)

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