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| Tanezrouft 060 : LL4© Meteoriteshow |
THE METEORITE OF THE MONTH
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| Tanezrouft 060 : LL4© Meteoriteshow |
THE METEORITE OF THE MONTH
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Official name : Tanezrouft 060 Date of find : May 19, 2002 Total mass : 3650 g # of fragments : 1 fragment Place : Tanezrouft (Algeria) Meteoritical Bulletin n°87 (2003) Classified by : MNHN Paris & Blaise Pascal University - Clt. Fd. Type : LL4 Shock stage : S5 Weathering grade : W3 %Fa : 28,6% %Fs : 24,4% Remarks : 3+ kg beautiful chondrite, with soft and porous matrix in which some huge chondrules with sharp boundaries can be seen. Some of them highly fractured, show well the high shock stage of this meteorite. Mostly covered with fusion crust, Tan. 060 is equilibrated (type 4), with a finely brecciated matrix, most probably because of the collision between parent bodies . SUPERB PIECE, SINGLE FALL (complete individual) |
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 Panoramic slice of Tanezrouft 060 (verso) click on picture to enlarge |
 Panoramic slice of Tanezrouft 060 (detail-1) click on picture to enlarge |
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détails of the fusion crust |
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 section détails : see the huge fractured chondrules of this highly shocked meteorite! click on picture to enlarge |
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