Dhofar 1302

. Classification: Howardite Year of find: 2005 Country of origin: Oman Latitude: 18.9195; Longitude: 54.3624 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 23.9 g Data from: MB90 Table c Line 22: Date: 3/12/2005 Latitude: 18�55.168'N Longitude: 54�21.742'E Mass (g): 23.9 Pieces: 1 Class: How Ferrosilite (mol%): 21-48 Wollastonite (mol%): 1.1-43.4 Type spec mass (g): 7.595 Info: Classified by C.A. Lorenz, Vernad


Dhofar 1303

Ureilite Year of find: 2002 Country of origin: Oman Latitude: 19.3025; Longitude: 54.555 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New: 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 404 g Data from: MB90 Table c Line 23: Date: 11/12/2002 Latitude: 19�18.15'N Longitude: 54�33.3'E Mass (g): 404 Pieces: 7 Class: Ureilite Shock stage: S3 Weathering grade: W4 Type spec mass (g): 92.48 Info: Classified by C.A. Lorenz, Vernad


Fukang meteorite

Classification: Pallasite-Main gr Year of find: 2000 Country of origin: China Latitude: 44.4333; Longitude: 87.6333 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 1 MT Writeup, from MB 90: Fukang 44� 26�N 87� 38E Fukang, China Find: 2000 Pallasite (main group) History: An anonymous finder recovered a 1003 kg specimen near Fukang, China, in 2000. The sample was at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in February 2005, and seen by D. S. Lauretta of UAz. Approximately 20 kg had been removed form the main mass by the finder before the Tuscon show and the mass investigated at UAz was 983 kg. (D. S. Lauretta, D. Hill, M. Killgore, D. Della-Giustina, Y. Goreva, UAz; I. Franchi, Open U). Petrography and Geochemistry: Olivine Throughout the large mass, olivines vary in shape from rounded to angular; many are fractured. They range in size from



Grove Mountains 024516

Classification: Ureilite Year of find: 2003 Country of origin: Antarctica Latitude: -73; Longitude: 75.2
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006)
Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 24.7 g Writeup, from MB 90: Grove Mountains (GRV) 024516 73�00'S, 75�12'E Antarctica Find: 2003 Achondrite (ureilite)
History: A stone of 24.7 g was found within a moraine during the 19th Chinese Antarctica Research Exploration in Grove Mountains. Physical Characteristics: (Miao B., Xu L., Lin Y., IGGCAS) It is brownish grey, with some yellow and dark grey spots but no fusion crust remains. Petrography: It shows typical ureilite texture consisting mainly of olivine and pigeonite with minor carbonaceous matrix (graphite and diamond were identified by Raman). Triple junctions with an angle of 120� are common among coarse-grained silicates. Geochemistry: Olivine (homogeneous cores) Fo84.0�0.4; Pigeonite En77.1�0.4Wo9.3�0.1Fs13.6�0.4. Olivine grains have reduced rims (Fa� 5.4 mol%) that contain abundant fine-grained inclusions of Ni-poor metal and sulfide. Limonite veins are common. Classification: Achondrite (ureilite) with moderate degree of shock and a hi



Hammadah al Hamra 337 meteorite

Classification: CK4 Year of find: 2001 Country of origin: Libya Latitude: 29.4833; Longitude: 12.1233 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 198 g Writeup, from MB 90: [Provisional text] Hammadah al Hamra 337 29�00.00' N 12�07.40' E Libya, Africa Find: February 24, 2001 Carbonaceus Chondrite (CK4) History: A single stone weighing 198 g was found in February 2001 in the Hammadah al Hamra region of Libya, Africa by Giovanni Pratesi during a joint scientific expedition of the Museum of Planetary Sciences of the Province of Prato and Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence. The main mass weighs 174 g Petrography: (V. Moggi-Cecchi, A. Salvadori, G. Pratesi, Museum of Planetary Sciences, Prato) The main mass has a dark brown external surface, with small fusion crust areas. A small cut surface displays a chondritic texture, with chondrules set in a dark green matrix and very large CAIs (up to 1 mm). The thin section contains few chondrules (not perfectly delineated and sometimes altered) set in fine-grained matrix made by a devitrified mesostasis containing several coarser-grained olivine crystals. Chondrules range from 380 to 1800 �m (mean value 700 �m on 25 chondrules). Chondrule types are variable: GO (16 out of 21); PO/POP (2); GOP (2). High-Ca pyroxenes in POP chondrules have acicular forms. Very rare and extremely altered AOIs, accounting for ~2% of the total volume with large CAIs, (~1 mm) are common. Plagioclase crystals can be found in GO and PO chondrules. Metal alloys are absent (





K�nigsbr�ck meteorite

Classification: H/L4 Year of find: 2004 Country of origin: Germany Latitude: 51.2667; Longitude: 13.9 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 51.8 g Writeup, from MB 90: K�nigsbr�ck 51�16.0 N 13�54.0 E K�nigsbr�ck, Saxony, Germany Find: 2004 May Ordinary chondrite (H/L4) History: A complete oriented stone, partly covered with fusion crust, weighing 51.8 g was found by an anonymous finder on a field close to the village of K�nigsbr�ck, Saxony, Germany during a search for moldavites. Petrography: (A. Greshake and M. Kurz, NHB) The sample is a fresh unbrecciated stone with equilibrated olivine and unequilibrated pyroxene. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa22.6; Pyroxene Fs8.2-20.1. Classification: Ordinary Chondrite; S4, W1. Specimens: A 11.7 g specimen plus one thin section are on deposit at MNB. An anonymous finder holds the main mass. Institutions and collections Kurz: M. Kurz, Schillerstrasse 7, D-34626 Neukirchen, Germany. MNB: Museum f�r Naturkunde, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany




Northeast Africa 003

Classification: Lunar (bas. breccia) Year of find: 2000 Country of origin: Libya Latitude: 30.4667; Longitude: 13.55 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New, revised 3 Feb 2006; approved 16 Jan 2006 Mass: 124 g Writeup, from MB 90: [Provisional text] Northeast Africa 003 30�28'N 13�33'E 30�28'N 13�33'E Libya Found 2000 November/ 2001 December Achondrite (Lunar mare basalt and basaltic breccia) History: A dark gray, 6 g stone was found by a prospector 12 km NW from Al Qaryah ash Sharqiyah in wadi Zam Zam area, Libya in 2000 November. A stone of 118 g with incomplete fusion crust was found nearby in 2001 December. Petrography: (J. Haloda and P. Tycova, PCU): The meteorite contains two adjacent parts, mare basalt and basaltic breccia, both of which were investigated in detail. The main portion (~75 vol%) of the meteorite is a coarse-grained, low-Ti olivine-rich basalt, showing porphyritic texture of olivine (Fo19-73), zoned pyroxene (En5-71Wo6-38) and plagioclase (An84-92) with late-stage mesostasis containing silica, Fe-rich pyroxene and pyroxferroite, plagioclase, ilmenite, troilite and apatite. Opaque phases include chromite, Ti-rich chromite, ulv�spinel, ilmenite, troilite and trace Fe-Ni metal, shock veins and impact melt pockets are present; all plagioclase is totally converted to maskelynite. Mineral modes are (vol%) olivine = 17.5, pyroxene = 60.6, plagioclase = 18.2, ilmenite = 1.2, spinel = 0.8, mesostasis+impact melt = 1.8. Geochemistry: Bulk composition (in wt%): SiO2 = 44.7 TiO2 = 1.3 Cr2O3 = 0.5 Al2O3 = 8.0; FeO = 21.8 MnO = 0.3 MgO = 13.6 CaO = 9.2 Na2O = 0.3 K2O = 0.1 Fe/Mn = 81. Concentration of selected elements (in ppm, INAA; R. Korotev, WashU) Sc = 50.8 Co = 50.5 Ni = 84 Hf = 1.1 Ta = 0.15 Th = 0.43 U = 0.2; REE pattern is flat at 10 x CI with slight negative Eu anomaly, not depleted in LREE. Adjacent part is basaltic breccia (~25 vol%) consisting of well-consolidated glassy impact-melt matrix containing scattered mineral fragments of chemical composition identical with the coarse-grained low-Ti olivine-rich basalt and two larger clasts of low-Ti mare basalt lithologies. The low-Ti basaltic clasts are finer-grained and petrologically more evolved. No regolith component or highland material is present. Specimens: A 20 g specimen and two polished thin sections on deposit at PCU. An anonymous finder holds the main mass. Institutions and collections PCU: Charles University, Faculty of Science, Institute for Cheochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic. WashU: McDonnell Center for Space Sciences, Washington Univ., One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA






Orlando meteorite

This meteorite was an observed fall. Classification: Eucrite Year of fall: 2004 Country of origin: United States Latitude: 28.5475; Longitude: -81.3622 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 180 g Writeup, from MB 90: Orlando 28� 32' 51�N 81� 21' 44�W Orange County, Florida, U. S. A. Fell 2004 November 8 Achondrite (eucrite) History: On Monday, November 8, 2004, around 6:15 p.m., Ms Donna Shuford was startled by the noise of something hitting the side of her house. She discovered that something had hit the top of her car and ricocheted onto the side of her house. A single stone, mass ~180 g, had fragmented on impact. Petrography and Geochemistry: (D. Mittlefehldt and M. Zolensky, NASA JSC) Major phases are low-Ca pyroxene, Wo3En35Fs62, Fe/Mn ~30 with lamellae of high-Ca pyroxene Wo45En29Fs26 and calcic plagioclase An71-83Ab16-28Or~1. Minor phases include titanian chromite (TiO2 = 16-20; Al2O3 = 2-3; MgO = 0.4; MnO = 0.8; all wt%); Ilmenite (MgO = 0.5; MnO = 0.9 (both wt%); with silica, iron sulfide, and Fe-Ni metal. The rock is largely unbrecciated, but has shock veins with granular texture and containing some glass. Remnant ophitic/sub-ophitic igneous texture is preserved with plagioclase laths ~1 mm by ~30 �m, and ~2 mm blocky pyroxene grains. In much of the rock pyroxene has been recrystallized to ~20-50 �m equant grains while plagioclase retains its original shape. Classification: Achondrite (monomict basaltic eucrite). Specimens: A 20 g specimen on deposit at SI. The finder holds the main mass. Institutions and collections JSC: Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, USA. SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA.






Ulasitai meteorite name.

This meteorite was not observed to fall. Classification: IIIE Year of find: 2004 Country of origin: China Latitude: 44.9567; Longitude: 91.4025 References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, in preparation (2006) Find references in NASA ADS Comments: New 3 Feb 2006 Mass: 430 kg Writeup, from MB 90: [Provisional text] Ulasitai 44�57'24″N 91�24'09″E Mulei county, Xinjiang Province, China Find: April 28, 2004 Iron (IIIE) History: A single iron meteorite, weighing 430 kg, was found during fieldwork by Mr. Xiaodong Li, a geologist. The meteorite was discovered on the hillside in the Mountain Beita area, Mulei county, Xinjiang Province. Physical Characteristics: (Miao B., Xu L., Lin Y., IGGCAS) The meteorite has an angular shape with centimeter-scale concaves on its surface and is dark brown with a sub-cm layer of limonite on its bottom, but with no fusion crust remaining. Geochemistry: Kamacite Ni = 6.87�7.39 Co = 0.47-0.75 (both wt%) and taenite Ni = 11.6�36.7 Co = 0.22-0.65 (both wt%) form the Widmanst�tten pattern with 0.6-2.0 mm (average 1.14 mm) kamacite bandwidths. Bulk composition Ni = 10.03% (by ICP-AES), and trace elements (by ICP-MS, in �g/g) Ge = 31.28, Ga = 16.09, Ir = 0.22. Classification: Iron (IIIE). Specimens: 530 g of the sample is on deposit at GUT and 730 g at IGGCAS. The finder holds the main mass. Institutions and collections CAS: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. IGG: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.