Al Haggounia 11 L6 Chondrite Meteorite 41.4 gram desert polished individual

Description

AL HAGGOUNIA 011
L6 CHONDRITE METEORITE
41.4 GRAM INDIVIDUAL
INDIVIDUAL WITH ABLATED SHAPE INCLUDING REGMAGLYPTS
DESERT POLISHED WITH VISIBLE CHONDRULES
NO FUSION CRUST
ANOTHER DISCOVERY FROM THE POPULAR AND HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE AL HAGGOUNIA DENSE COLLECTION AREA. AL HAGGOUNIA IS AMONG THE OLDEST SURFACES IN NORTHWESTERN AFRICA MAKING IT A GOOD PLACE TO FIND METEORITES.
Al Haggounia 011
Basic information
Name:
Al Haggounia 011
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2020
Country: Western Sahara
Mass:
25 kg
Classification
history:
Recommended:
L6
This is 1 of 11725 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as L6.
Comments:
Approved 28 Mar 2021
Writeup
Writeup from MB 110:
Al Haggounia 011
27.320°N, 12.128°W
Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara
Purchased: 2020 Sep
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6)
History
: Found in by Mohamed Hira and Ismail Elguirah in September 2018 and purchased by John Higgins in September, 2020, from a dealer in Ouarzazate, Morocco.
Petrography
: (A. Irving,
UWS
and P. Carpenter,
WUSL
) Largely recrystallized with rare chondrule remnants. Accessory phases are sodic plagioclase, troilite, altered kamacite, merrillite, chlorapatite and low-Ti chromite.
Geochemistry
: Olivine (Fa
25.1±0.1
, range Fa
24.9-25.2
, N = 6), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs
21.2±0.7
Wo
1.6±0.1
, range Fs
20.7-22.4
Wo
1.5-1.8
, N = 5), augite (Fs
9.9±1.6
Wo
43.6±1.1
, range Fs
8.1-11.2
Wo
44.9-42.9
, N = 3).
Classification
: Ordinary chondrite (L6).
Specimens
: 134 g including one polished thin section at
UWB
; remainder with Mr. J. Higgins.
Data from:
MB110
Table 0
Line 0:
State/Prov/County:
Saguia el Hamra
Place of purchase:
Ouarzazate
Date:
P 2020 Sep
Latitude:
27.320°N
Longitude:
12.128°W
Mass (g):
25000
Pieces:
many
Class:
L6
Shock stage:
S2
Weathering grade:
W2
Fayalite (mol%):
25.1±0.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):
21.2±0.7
Wollastonite (mol%):
1.6±0.1
Classifier:
A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL
Type spec mass (g):
134
Type spec location:
UWB
Main mass:
J. Higgins
Finder:
I. Elguirah/M. Hira
Comments:
Work name JH20-10; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
and collections
University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
: Washington Univ
Catalogs:
References:
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 110, in preparation (2021)
Geography:
Coordinates:
Recommended:
:
(27° 19' 12"N, 12° 7' 41"W)
Statistics:
This is 1 of 97 approved meteorites from WESTERN SAHARA
This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites from WESTERN SAHARA (plus 19 unapproved names)
GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY
Member of the Meteoritical Society & International Meteorite Collectors Association #9822 The authenticity of this meteorite has a 100% guarantee. Signed Certificate of Authenticity Included. First class delivery and provenance provided exhibiting important details of the classification & petrography.
1cm scale cube is for reference purposes and not included with the meteorite.
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