Description: AN EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN L5 CHONDRITE METEORITE 126 GRAMS YOU ARE PURCHASING Smeira 002L5 CHONDRITE METEORITE This is a BEAUTIFUL L5 Chondrite for your collection! Contains Rare TAENITE!! This meteorite was classified & approved as Smeira 002Classified and studied by Dr. Tony J. Irving and team at University of Washington AUTHENTICITY is GUARANTEED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED Most of what we are selling comes directly from family and friends finding meteorites in the desert and sending them to us here in U.S.. With a family member now living here and as one of the founders of NWA Direct Meteorites, we hope to continue to provide great meteorites at reasonable prices. We are open to offers on all of our meteorites. OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:The Meteoritical SocietyInternational Society for Meteoritics and Planetary ScienceLunar and Planetary InstituteMeteoritical Bulletin DatabaseSmeïra 002Basic informationName: Smeïra 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2021 Country: Algeria Mass: 3.95 kg Classification history:Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 111 (2023) L5Recommended: L5 [explanation] This is 1 of 8934 approved meteorites (plus 5 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 15 Jan 2022WriteupWriteup from MB 111: Smeïra 002 28.224°N, 6.968°WTindouf, AlgeriaFind: 2021 May 15Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5)History: Found in Algeria on May 15, 2021, by a team of Algerian hunters represented by David Lehman.Petrography: (A. Irving, UWS and P. Carpenter, WUSL) Sparse chondrules occur within a recrystallized assemblage containing sodic plagioclase, kamacite, troilite, Ti-chromite, chlorapatite and rare taenite.Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.8±0.3, range Fa24.8-25.4, N = 5), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs20.9±0.1Wo1.5±0.3, range Fs20.7-21.0Wo1.2-1.9, N = 4), augite (Fs8.2±0.3Wo44.7±0.5, range Fs8.0-8.5Wo45.3-44.4, N = 3), plagioclase (Ab84.6An9.7Or5.7).Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6).Specimens: 44 g including one polished thin section at UWB; remainder with Mr. D. Lehman.Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0:State/Prov/County:TindoufDate:2021 May 15Latitude:28.224°NLongitude:6.968°WMass (g):3954Pieces:1Class:L5Shock stage:S2Weathering grade:W1/2Fayalite (mol%):24.8±0.3Ferrosilite (mol%):20.9±0.1Wollastonite (mol%):1.5±0.3Classifier:A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSLType spec mass (g):44.0Type spec location:UWBMain mass:D. LehmanComments:Work name DL 1090; submitted by A. IrvingInstitutions and collectionsUWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) WUSL: Washington Univ., One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) UWB: University of Washington, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 9 Oct 2023) Catalogs:References:Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Chabot N. L., D’Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Komatsu M. and Miao B. (2023) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 111. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 58, 901–904. ? Find references in NASA ADS: Find references in Google Scholar: Geography: Coordinates: Recommended:: (28° 13' 26"N, 6° 58' 5"W) Statistics: This is 1 of 61 approved meteorites from Tindouf, Algeria (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 1364 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) Proximity search:Find nearby meteorites: enter search radius (km):Also see: This lists the most popular meteorites among people who looked up this meteorite.Revision history: This lists important revisions made to data for this record.
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