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The Sfax L6 chondrite: A new fall from Tunisia
Author(s) -
Amouri M.,
Ouazaa N. Laridhi,
MichelLévy M. Christophe,
Rekhiss F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1991.tb01009.x
Subject(s) - chondrite , meteorite , meteoroid , olivine , geology , geochemistry , ordinary chondrite , carbonaceous chondrite , astrobiology , mineralogy , physics
Abstract— The Sfax meteorite fell on 16 October 1989. Four pieces totaling less than 10 kg were recovered from a much larger meteoroid, according to the cosmogenic gas measurements. It is an L6 chondrite, strongly degassed and shocked, with olivine of composition Fa24.