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| Basic information | Name: Aydar This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2017 Country: Morocco Mass:  533 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 94 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite. [show all] Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Acapulcoites, and Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 19 Apr 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Aydar 27°49’33.10"N, 10°31’0.40"W Morocco Find: 2008 Classification: Primitive achondrite (Acapulcoite) History: The stones were found by Mohamed Maskour. They were bought in TanTan in 2017 from Mohamed Elguirah. Physical characteristics: Dark brown irregular stones. The largest stone weighs 267 g. Cut surface reveals a dark interior. Petrography: Recrystallized texture with triple junctions. Typical silicate grain size 200 μm. Main minerals are olivine, orthopyroxene, Ca-pyroxene. No plagioclase was observed. FeNi metal and troilite are found as small blebs in silicates and as euhedral grains to 500 μm. Chromite to 100 μm. Abundant μm wide veins filled with opaques and associated weathering products. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa10.9±0.0, FeO/MnO=18.9 (N=2). Orthopyroxene Fs9.8±0.0Wo1.5±0.3, FeO/MnO=12.6 (N=2). Ca-pyroxene Fs4.2±0.0Wo44.0±1.7, Cr2O3 1.07 wt%, FeO/MnO=12.6 (N=2). Kamacite Ni=5.87 wt%, Co = 0.27 wt% (N=2) Classification: Achondrite (acapulcoite) Specimens: 20.3 g at CEREGE. Main mass with Jean Redelsperger. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 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 10 Jun 2023) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2163 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 32 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Aydar 001 (First entry in new DCA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||