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| Basic information | Name: Errachidia 005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: Morocco Mass:  1600 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 783 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L3. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 25 Apr 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Errachidia 005 31°47’9.84"N, 4°43’10.44"W Morocco Find: 2020 Sep 08 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3) History: Found by Mohamed Bir Salah on 8 September 2020. Bought from Lahcen Ait Ha in Erfoud in 2020 by Jean Redelsperger. Physical characteristics: A single brown stone with two unusual protruding cm size (metallic?) inclusions. Cut face reveals a dark interior with chondrules and metal. Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Chondrite with well-delineated chondrules (average apparent diameter 750±370 µm, n=54) set in a fine-grained matrix (35 vol%). Geochemistry: Olivine Fa17.7±2.7, range Fa10.3-20.8, Fa PMD = 10.1 %, Cr2O3 = 0.06±0.05 wt% (n=20). Low-Ca pyroxene Fs12.4±6.0Wo0.8±0.4, range Fs4.1-12.3 (n=12). Defocused analysis of the matrix yields FeO = 23.3 wt% and an analytical total of 97.0 wt%. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3). L group based on magnetic susceptibility and chondrule size. Matrix abundance (35 vol%) is in the high range for an ordinary chondrite. Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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