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CK5 Carbonaceous Chondrite - 45g Laghouat 001 / NEW FIND....Beautiful CK5:
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CK5 Carbonaceous Chondrite

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Dr. Tony Irving at University of Washington

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CK5 Carbonaceous Chondrite

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Laghouat 001Basic informationName:Laghouat 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall:No
Year is 1 of 194 approved meteorites classified as CK5.[show all]
Search for other:Carbonaceous chondrites,Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated),CK chondrites,CK chondrites (type 4-6), andCV-CK clan chondrites
Comments:Approved 19 Aug 2022WriteupWriteup from MB 111:

Laghouat 00133.140°N,2.487°E

Laghouat, Algeria

Find: 2021 May 12

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5)

History: Found in Algeria on May 12, 2021 by a team of hunters represented by David Lehman.

Petrography: (A. Irving,UWSand J. Boesenberg,BrownU) Sparse equilibrated, magnetite-bearing chondrules are present within a relatively coarse-grained matrix containing Cr-magnetite, pentlandite, intermediate plagioclase and ilmenite. No CAI were observed.

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa33.7±0.3, range Fa33.4-34.4, N = 7), augite (Fs9.3±0.6Wo47.5±0.2, range Fs8.8-10.5Wo47.1-47.7, N = 5), magnetite (Cr2O34.6-5.2 wt.%, N = 7). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10-9m3/kg) = 4.80.

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK5).

Specimens: 24.7 g including one polished thin section atUWB; remainder with Mr. D. Lehman.

Data from:
MB111
Table 0
Line 0:State/Prov/County:LaghouatDate:2021 May (g):538Pieces:1Class:CK5Shock stage:S2Weathering grade:lowFayalite (mol%):33.7±0.3Ferrosilite (mol%):9.3±0.6Wollastonite (mol%):47.5±0.2Magnetic suscept.:4.80Classifier:A. Irving, UWS, and J. Boesenberg, BrownUType spec mass (g):24.7Type spec location:UWBMain mass:D. LehmanComments:Work name DL 1100; 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)
UWB: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012)
BrownU: Brown University Providence, RI 02912, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Sep 2019)
Catalogs:References:Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
Find references in NASA ADS:Find references in Google 8' 24"N, 2° 29' 13"E)
Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite fromLaghouat, Algeria
This is 1 of 1210 approved meteorites fromAlgeria(plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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