Lunar Meteorite: Ghardaïa 002
from The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110 Ghardaïa 002Ghardaia, Algeria Classification: Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia) Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Mineral clasts (to 200 µm) set in a feldspathic mesostasis with abundant 50 µm vesicles. Main minerals are olivine and pyroxene. Other minerals include ilmenite, kamacite. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa25.8±2.1, FeO/MnO = 108.4±19.3 (n=10). Pyroxenes: low-Ca pyroxene Fs22.1±0.9Wo3.8±0.6 (n=5), Ca-pyroxene Fs17.1Wo31.9 (n=1), FeO/MnO = 55.2±7.8 (n=5). Feldspathic mesostasis An96.4±0.6Ab3.4±0.5Or0.3±0.1 (n=6). Classification: Achondrite (lunar, feldspathic breccia) Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Isabelle Pothier. |
| Randy Says… I have not studied Ghardaïa 002. I assume that it is likely a new meteorite because the description differs from that of Ghardaïa 001. |
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