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Abadla 002

Name

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Structure Class

 Carbonaceous chondrites

Chemical Class

CM2

Country

Year found

2022

Mass

800 g

[Museum Collection]

(1) 0.26g   (2) 0.21g   (3) 0.18g   (4) 0.17g

(5) 0.17g

History: Many identically appearing pieces were found on December 5, 8 and 13, 2021, along an approximately 10 km traverse. Purchased from Mouha Bouyat on February 22, 2022. Physical characteristics: Dark fusion-crusted exterior, broken surface reveals numerous small chondrules set in a dark gray matrix that makes up over 50% of this meteorite. Small CAIs are visible. Petrography: (A. Ross and C. Agee, UNM) Chondrules and Small CAIs set in a fine-grained matrix (>50 vol%) . Most chondrules are porphyritic type I with predominantly forsteritic olivines. Matrix olivines are mostly fragmental and ferroan. Apparent mean chondrule diameter approximately 300 μm. Aluminous diopside, troilite, Fe-Ni sulfide, and low-Ni iron were detected. Geochemistry: (A. Ross and C. Agee, UNM) Type I chondrule olivine Fa0.9±0.3, Cr2O3=0.37±0.20 (wt%) n=4; ferroan matrix olivine Fa38.3±6.9, Fe/Mn=97±22, Cr2O3=0.29±0.14 (wt%) n=4; low-Ca pyroxene Fs3.0±2.3Wo2.4±2.1, n=4; matrix (20 ?m defocused microprobe beam) analytical totals of 77.6±2.4 wt% and FeO=35.5±3.4 wt%, n=7. Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2). The low analytical totals in the matrix indicate the presence of hydrous phases. Specimens: 20 g on deposit at UNM, Mouha Bouyat and Matthew Stream hold the main mass.

aguas zarcas

Name

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Structure Class

 Carbonaceous chondrites

Chemical Class

CM2

Country

Year found

2019

Mass

27 kg

[Museum Collection]

(1) 2.37g   (2) 143.2g

History: (G.J. Soto; P. Madrigal, O. Lücke, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, Universidad de Costa Rica; M. Farmer, Arizona) At 21:07 local time on 23 April 2019, a meteorite fall was reported in Aguas Zarcas, San Carlos county, Alajuela province, Costa Rica. The fireball traveled WNW to ESE and was caught on cameras of the National Seismological Network (RSN) at the summit of Poás and Turrialba volcanoes, and from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). Sightings were reported from Quepos (Central Pacific) in the south and north to La Palmera in San Carlos. The first piece recovered, 1152 g, crashed through a house at 10°23’29.03"N, 84°20’28.58"W. A dog house was hit by a 280 g piece at 10°24’9.35"N 84°21’51.26"W. The BRAMON (Brazilian Meteors Observation Network), UNESP (São Paulo State University) and USP (University of São Paulo) teams determined the atmospheric trajectory of the bolide from four security videos and dashcam cameras. The bolide had an entry angle of 73° relative to the ground, traveling 20.7 km in the 4-s analyzed interval, with an atmospheric velocity of 14 km/s. Analysis shows a projected elliptical strewn-field with major axis length of 6.3 and minor axis of 3.3 km. Hundreds of stones were recovered within the projected strewn-field. The bolide orbit was determined, with the follow preliminary elements: semi-major axis 2.7 AU, eccentricity 0.63, inclination 3.09°, pericenter longitude of 185.3° and ascending node 33.4°. Current total recovered mass is around 27 kg, of which ~11 kg was collected before rain fell over the fall site. Physical characteristics: (L. Garvie, ASU) Hundreds of fusion-crusted stones ranging from 0.1 to 1868 g. Stones under ~50 g are typically angular to blocky and lack regmaglypts. Also found were several plate-like, oriented stones. For example, one oriented plate is 13 cm wide and 1 cm thick. Many stones are oriented with a domed leading edge and well-developed roll-over lip along the rim of the trailing edge. Larger stones, especially those near 1 kg, show broad regmaglypts, some well developed. The fusion crust on several of the trailing edge surfaces is iridescent. Pre-rain material crushed in a few ml of water emits a powerful "Murchison-like" odor, though with a more prominent compost-like scent. Petrography: (L. Garvie, ASU) The interior of the stones is uniformly dark gray and studded with small light-colored speckles. Stones are brecciated and dominated by two lithologies: chondrule poor, constituting ~80 areal% of the broken surfaces examined (~2 kg of material), and chondrule rich. Chondrules constitute ~10 areal% of the chondrule-poor lithology and ~40 areal% in the chondrule-rich lithology. Some broken surfaces show clasts of the chondrule-rich lithology in the chondrule-poor type. Clasts with lower chondrule to matrix ratio also present; for example, one 3 g half stone shows

jbilet winselwan

Name

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Structure Class

 Carbonaceous chondrites

Chemical Class

CM2

Country

Year found

2013

Mass

6 kg

[Museum Collection]

(1) 9.215g   (2) 9.473g   (3) 11.474g   (4) 2.7g

History: (H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane, M. Aoudjehane, A. Laroussi, A. Bouferra) In early June 2013, A. Bouferra, a meteorite hunter from Smara, reported a new carbonaceous chondrite that had been found close to Smara. Due to its proximity to Smara (7 km), many meteorite hunters visited the area in the summer of 2013. Physical characteristics: Total mass is estimated about 6 kg, with small and complete pieces between 3 and 10 g, a few medium-sized pieces 10 to 200 g and rare big pieces >200 g. The largest sample is ~900 g. Fresh looking fusion is crust present on many fragments. Some fragments are wind ablated. Some cracks contain secondary, crystalline alteration products. Interior of stones is black and peppered with chondrules. Petrography: (R. Hewins, MNHNP, L Garvie, ASU). The meteorite contains chondrules and fragments of Types I and II. These include BO-PO, formerly metal-rich, and olivine-pyroxene Type I chondrules. Type II chondrules with forsterite relict grains are present. There are regions packed with chondrule material and coarse PCP, and zones with scattered chondrule material in fine-grained matrix. Chondrule sizes range up to 1.2 mm, though most are around 200 μm. A few CAIs are 800 μm. Powder x-ray diffraction shows a strong 0.7 nm peak for serpentines, a broad but weaker peak around 1.3 nm corresponding to smectites, and a weak broad peak consistent with tochilinite. Geochemistry: (R. Hewins, MNHNP) Olivine is Fa0.98±0.44 and Fa25-40. Pyroxene is Fs2.6±1.5 and Fs40-61. Rare kamacite with 5.8 wt% Ni is present. (P. Cartigny, IPGP) The oxygen isotopic compositions of two pieces were determined as δ18O 3.811±0.09 and 5.851±0.016, δ17O -2.446±0.040 and -0.601±0.026, respectively. Δ17O values are -4.441 and -3.663, mean -4.052. Classification: The oxygen isotope compositions, petrography and mineral compositions are all consistent with CM2 Specimens: 17.8 g MNHNP, 17.4 g FSAC provided by L. Labenne, 20 g UNM provided by G. Fujihara, 122 g ASU provided by MFarmer. Other collection masses include: MFarmer 2.6 kg, Labenne 1.6 kg, T. Jakobowski 512 g, G. Fujihara 358 g, M. Ouzillou 173 g.

Murchison

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Name

Structure Class

 Carbonaceous chondrites

Chemical Class

CM2

Country

Year found

1969

Mass

100 kg

[Museum Collection]

(1) 20.52g   (2) 14.79g   (3) 13.77g   (4) 12.00g

(5) 5.30g   (6) 4.95g

This is 1 of 625 approved meteorites classified as CM2. Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.): Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.): Search for this meteorite in the Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide database (Siena, Italy): Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 48, Moscow (1969) reprinted Meteoritics 5, 85-109 (1970)

Murray

Name

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Structure Class

 Carbonaceous chondrites

Chemical Class

CM2

Country

Year found

1950

Mass

12.6 kg

[Museum Collection]

(1) 14.79g

CHRISTIE'S Auction (9-23 Feb 2022)Lot#46
Provenance: National Museum of Natural History / Smithsonian Institution

This is 1 of 625 approved meteorites classified as CM2. Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.): Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.): Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)

NWA12815

Name

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Structure Class

 Carbonaceous chondrites

Chemical Class

CM2

Country

Year found

2019

Mass

10 g

[Museum Collection]

(1) 2.1g   (2) 1.9g

History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Many small black fragments some of which partly covered with fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a chondritic breccia dominated by fine-grained almost opaque matrix composed of flaky phyllosilicates, sulfides, Ca-carbonates and rare FeNi metal, the latter mostly enclosed within olivine. Embedded in this matrix are chondrules (mean diameter about 250 μm), chondrule pseudomorphs, mineral fragments, and rare CAIs most of which are surrounded by fine-grained dust rims. Chondrule mesostasis has completely been replaced by alteration products. Geochemistry: FeO in carbonate about 1 wt%

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