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meteorite:Bechar 008:: weighs 29.347 grams.

Basic information Name: Bechar 008

This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.

Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.

Observed fall: No

Year found: 2022

Country: Algeria

Mass:help 1700 g

Classification

history:

Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 112 (2023) Howardite

Recommended: Howardite

This is 1 of 459 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all]

Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites

Comments: Approved 23 Feb 2023

Writeup from MB 112:

Bechar 008 30.25293 N, 3.53005 W

Bechar, Algeria

Purchased: 2022 Jul

Classification: HED achondrite (Howardite)

History: Reportedly a group of meteorite hunters found several fragments of this material in Algeria, in an area called Alagla (near Abadla) in July 2022. Several months later Mohamed Ali Loud bought a total of 1700 g from a meteorite dealer in Mauritania.

Petrography (K. Metzler, IfP) Polymict achondritic breccia, consisting of mineral fragments and lithic clasts up to ~5 mm in size. These components are embedded in a fine-grained clastic matrix of related debris. Lithic clasts are dominated by eucritic gabbros and granulites, both of which show exsolved pyroxene. Mineral fragments include various eucritic pyroxenes (with and without augite exsolution lamellae), diogenitic pyroxene, feldspar, a silica polymorph, chromite, ilmenite, and Fe-Ni metal. About 10-20 vol% diogenitic components.

Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Gabbro clast: Low-Ca pyroxene (host): Fs60.6±0.5 Wo3.1±0.2 (Fs59.9-61.2 Wo2.8-3.3); mean Fe/Mn (at.): 30.3; n=6. Ca-rich pyroxene (exsolution lamellae) Fs28.8±1.4 Wo40.9±1.5 (Fs27.4-30.5 Wo38.8-42.6); mean Fe/Mn (at.): 31.5; n=6. Plagioclase: An86.8±1.8 Or0.3±0.3 (An85.4-89.4 Or0.0-0.8); n=6. Diogenitic pyroxene: Fs22.5±0.5 Wo2.0±0.3 (Fs21.5-23.2 Wo1.5-2.4); mean Fe/Mn (at.): 32.6; n=7. Plagioclase fragments from clastic matrix: An89.6±3.6 Or0.5±0.4 (An82.5-95.7 Or0.1-1.1); n=11.

Classification: Howardite, based on mineral chemistry, variety of eucritic lithologies, and occurrence of >10 vol% of diogenitic components.

Data from:

MB112

Table 0

Line 0:

State/Prov/County: Bechar

Place of purchase: Mauritania

Date: P 2022 Jul

Latitude: 30.25293 N

Longitude: 3.53005 W

Mass (g): 1700

Pieces: Several

Class: Howardite

Shock stage: moderate

Weathering grade: low

Ferrosilite (mol%): 60.6±0.5; 28.8±1.4; 22.5±0.5

Wollastonite (mol%): 3.1±0.2; 40.9±1.5; 2.0±0.3

Classifier: K. Metzler, IfP

Type spec mass (g): 20

Type spec location: IfP

Main mass: Mohamed Ali Loud

Comments: Submitted by K. Metzler, IfP