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| Basic information | Name: Maromandia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 2002 Country: Madagascar Mass:  6 kg | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 11 Jul 2007: Lat and long were reversed and name was wrong | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 88:
Maromandia Madagascar Fell 2002 July 5 6:30pm local time Ordinary Chondrite (L5) A local man saw the meteorite fall into a rice paddy and woods 80 km north of Antsohihy, not far from the Highway N6. Two pieces were recovered, the first weighing ~5 kg, the second ~1 kg. Classification (S. Pym, S. Russell, NHM): A few chondrules are well-defined, many have rims and some contain metal/sulphide granules. Apparent chondrule size is 0.46 mm-4 mm. The matrix is mostly fine-grained, some areas are slightly coarser-grained with larger olivine crystals. Shock stage is S3. Olivine Fa24, low-Ca pyroxene Fs21 Wo1. Specimens: type specimen 21 g and a thin section, NHM. | ||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
NHM: Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography:
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Mahajanga, Madagascar This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Madagascar | ||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Maromaridia (Synonym was an incorrect entry in this database) | ||||||||||||