Lunar Meteorite: Yamato 82192, 82193, & 86032

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Two views of the interior of Yamato 86032. Photo credit: Randy Korotev
A slice of Yamato 86032. The yellow letters designate black (impact melt), dark gray, light gray, and white (anorthosite) lithologies. Textually, the rock is probably best described as a feldspathic fragmental breccia. Photo credit: from Yamaguchi et al. (2004)
Two sides of lab samples of Y-82192 and Y-82193. Tenth-of-an-inch grid in background. Photo credit: Randy Korotev
Two sides of lab sample of Y-86032. Tenth-of-an-inch grid in background. Photo credit: Randy Korotev

Yamato 82192 (Y-82192)

Yamato Mountains, Antarctica[Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Found: 1983 January 13
Mass: 36.67 g (1 piece)

Yamato 82193 (Y-82193)

Yamato Mountains, Antarctica[Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Found: 1983 January 13
Mass: 27.04 g (1 piece)

Yamato 86031 (Y-86032)

Yamato Mountains, Antarctica[Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Found: 1986 December 10
Mass: 646.43 g (1 piece)

Randy Says…

The Yamato 82192 clan is a typical feldspathic lunar meteorite, but one that is richer in sodium (1.34x, i.e., more albitic plagioclase) than is typical.

More Information

Meteoritical Bulletin Database

Yamato 82192 | 82193 | 86032

Map: NIPR Location Map

References

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