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Smeira 002

L5 CHONDRITE METEORITE

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This meteorite was classified & approved as Smeira 002

Classified and studied by Dr. Tony J. Irving and team at University of Washington

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OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:

The Meteoritical Society

International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Smeïra 002

Basic information

Name: 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)	L5
Recommended:			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 2022

Writeup

Writeup from MB 111:

Smeïra 002 28.224°N, 6.968°W

Tindouf, Algeria

Find: 2021 May 15

Classification: 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 (Fa_24.8±0.3, range Fa_24.8-25.4, N = 5), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs_20.9±0.1Wo_1.5±0.3, range Fs_20.7-21.0Wo_1.2-1.9, N = 4), augite (Fs_8.2±0.3Wo_44.7±0.5, range Fs_8.0-8.5Wo_45.3-44.4, N = 3), plagioclase (Ab_84.6An_9.7Or_5.7).

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:	Tindouf
Date:	2021 May 15
Latitude:	28.224°N
Longitude:	6.968°W
Mass (g):	3954
Pieces:	1
Class:	L5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1/2
Fayalite (mol%):	24.8±0.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.9±0.1
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5±0.3
Classifier:	A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL
Type spec mass (g):	44.0
Type spec location:	UWB
Main mass:	D. Lehman
Comments:	Work name DL 1090; submitted by A. Irving

Institutions
and collections

UWS: 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)

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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. ?

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Geography:

Algeria

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)

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