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| Basic information | Name: Al Qou'a 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2013 Country: United Arab Emirates Mass:  65.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8270 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 17 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Al Qou’a 001 23°25’39.1"N, 55°24’25.6"E United Arab Emirates Find: 2013 Nov Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: (D. Heinlein) In the sand dune area near Al Qou’a town, Mr. Ali Al Ketbi found a heavy rock mostly buried in the soil. Physical characteristics: (D. Heinlein) The mass of the almost rectangular stone block is about 65.9 kg, the dimensions are 55 × 37 × 30 cm. The meteorite’s bulk density is 3.245±0.015 g/cm3. Petrography: (D. Harries, F. Langenhorst) Contains well-defined chondrules with recrystallized mesostasis, secondary feldspar mostly between 2-50 µm, abundant monoclinic low-Ca pyroxene. Shock stage S1. Strongly weathered (W4), most metal is replaced by oxides, troilite preserved. Geochemistry: (D. Harries, F. Langenhorst) The mean composition of olivine is Fa25.2±0.1 (n=15), the mean composition of low-Ca pyroxene is Fs20.8±0.1Wo1.8±0.1 (n=15). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) Specimens: Type Specimen: 32.4 g including two polished thin sections, UJena; the main mass is with the finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UJena: Analytische Mineralogie der Mikro- und Nanostrukturen
Institut für Geowissenschaften
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
07745 Jena
Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 7 Aug 2021) Heinlein: Dieter Heinlein, Lilienstrasse 3, 86156 Augsburg, Germany; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 41 approved meteorites from United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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