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The Yarle Lakes 001 meteorite: A H5 chondrite from South Australia
Author(s) -
Zbik Marek
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1994.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - troilite , chondrite , pyroxene , meteorite , geology , olivine , geochemistry , feldspar , mineral , ordinary chondrite , mineralogy , chondrule , astrobiology , materials science , paleontology , physics , metallurgy , quartz
— The Yarle Lakes 001 meteorite was a single stone of 913 g found approximately 20 km north of Watson, South Australia, in 1990 October. It consists of olivine (Fa 18.7 ± 0.4 , n = 30), low‐Ca pyroxene (Fs 16.6 ± 0.2 Wo 12 + 0.4 , n = 15). feldspar, high‐Ca pyroxene, metallic Fe‐Ni and troilite. Based on texture and mineral chemistry, Yarle Lakes 001 is classified as a H5 chondrite of shock stage S3.