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Tamdakht meteorite, Ghassate Caïdat, Ouarzazate Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tamdakht meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Ghassate Caïdat | Caïdat |
| Ouarzazate Cercle | Cercle |
| Ouarzazate Province | Province |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Region |
| Morocco | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 9' 47'' North , 7° 0' 53'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ouarzazat | 57,245 (2018) | 29.5km |
Ordinary chondrite (H5, S3)
Fall, 20 Dec 2008; 100 kg (30 kg and smaller)
The Tamdakht meteorite fell on December 20, 2008, near the village of Ouarzazate. The meteorite is scattered over a wide strewn field about 25 x 2 kilometers in area. There are two well-known small impact sites within the field. Co-ordinates are for the major impact location.
Tamdakht is a relatively equilibrated ordinary chondrite with abundant small, but somewhat indistinct chondrules (0.1-1.5 mm). It is mineralogically dominated by equilibrated olivine (Fa~18) and orthopyroxene (Fs16Wo2) accompanied by kamacite, troilite, taenite, and accessory chromite. Several indicators of moderate shock (shock level S3) are observed. Kamacite is deformed by Neumann bands and troilite is twinned. Albitic plagioclase is not completely equilibrated. Minor amounts of silicates, phosphates, and other phases are also observed. One measurement of oxygen isotope ratios is roughly consistent with L group membership, but somewhat removed from the main trend line.
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7 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Description: Feldspar — K-content of a few grains (Or≤7) somewhat outside of normative 'plagioclase')
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| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Merrillite Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: Plagioclase composition (An5-15Ab83-86Or7-2). |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Merrillite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamdakht_meteorite |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1532797 |
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Tamdakht meteorite, Ghassate Caïdat, Ouarzazate Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco