44.6 grams Al Haggounia 001 Meteorite (Enstatite Chondrite) as found with a COA

Description

Al Haggounia 001
Al Haggounia 001 was classified as Aubrite in 2006. But it is an unusual Enstatite Chondrite.
Basic information
Name:
Al Haggounia 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
2006
Country:
Western Sahara
Mass:
3 t
Classification
history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:
(2007)
Aubrite
Recommended:
Aubrite
This is 1 of 70 approved meteorites classified as Aubrite.
Comments:
Approved 24 Jul 2007
Writeup
Al Haggounia 001
N27°30',W12°30'
Al Haggounia, Morocco
Find: 2006
Achondrite (aubrite)
History:
Several tons of this material have been found on the ground or by digging near Al Haggounia, Morocco (Chennaoui et al. 2007) for description of the strewn field) and sold to several dealers.
The coordinates are given for the center of the strewn field, which extends ~ 40 km.
Physical characteristics
: It is impossible to assess precisely the amount of material already (and to be) recovered, but according to dealers, collectors, and
Jambon
it is about 3 metric tons composing many samples of varied sizes (from a few g to 50 kg). The largest stones were recovered after excavating them from the ground. The outer surface is rusty brown due to severe alteration. Looks like a sedimentary breccia cemented by iron oxide and carbonate. Color changes from bluish gray to rusty brown closest to the fractures are observed. Yellow patches of sulfur (alteration) are widespread. The rocks are significantly porous with pore sizes from several cm to hundreds of microns.
Petrography: (
A. Jambon, O. Boudouma and D. Badia.
UPVI
) Dominated by enstatite and plagioclase. Troilite, graphite daubreelite, oldhamite, kamacite rich in Si and schreibersite are present.
Mineral compositions:
Enstatite (En
98
Fs
1
Wo
1
) and plagioclase (Ab
78
An
16
Or
5
).
Classification:
Achondrite (aubrite); extensive weathering.
Type
specimens:
A total of 50 g of sample and three polished sections are on deposit at
UPVI.
Main masses:
Beroud
, 3886 g (26 pieces from 1185 g to 5.8 g);
PThomas
, 4497 g (33 pieces from 11 to 1507 g);
Hmani
, about 500 kg;
Ouzrou
, about 500 kg.
State/Prov/County:
All Haggounia, Morocco
Date:
2006
Latitude:
27°30'N
Longitude:
12°30E
Mass (g):
~ 3 metric tons
Pieces:
Many
Class:
Aub
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