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Melanterite from
Al Haggounia 001 meteorite, El Hagounia Caïdat, Daoura-El Hagounia Cercle, Tarfaya Province, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Al Haggounia 001 meteorite, El Hagounia Caïdat, Daoura-El Hagounia Cercle, Tarfaya Province, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:857881
Long-form Identifier:1:3:857881:5
GUID (UUID V4):81cf6a67-8165-4eca-9c4a-0736ae17be17
References
A. J. Irving, T. E. Bunch, Alan E. Rubin & John T. Wasson (2010). Northwest Africa 2828/Al Haggounia 001 is a Weathered, Unequilibrated EL Chondrite: Trace Element and Petrologic Evidence. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Vol. 45, p. A90. [Supplement]
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Rubin, Alan E. (2016) Impact melting of the largest known enstatite meteorite: Al Haggounia 001, a fossil EL chondrite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51 (9) 1576-1587 doi:10.1111/maps.12679
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of the largest known enstatite meteorite: Al Haggounia 001, a fossil EL chondrite Alan E. RUBIN1,2* 1...2015; revision accepted 16 May 2016) Abstract–Al Haggounia 001 and paired specimens (including Northwest...incompletely melted, EL chondrite impact melt rock with a mass of ~3 metric tons. The meteorite exhibits numerous...severely weathered. Literature data indicate the meteorite fell ~23,000 yr ago; numerous secondary phases...conglomerates (Kuehner et al. 2006; Chennaoui-Aoudjehane et al. 2007, 2009). Because the meteorite fell in the Late
 
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