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Yamato 692 meteorite, Queen Fabiola Mts, Queen Maud Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarcticai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yamato 692 meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Queen Fabiola Mts | Mountain Range |
| Queen Maud Land | Region |
| Eastern Antarctica | Region |
| Antarctica | Continent |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
71° 49' 59'' South , 36° 15' 0'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Y-692; Yamato 6902; Y-6902
Official name: Yamato 692
Synonym: Y-692, Yamato 6902, Y-6902, Yamato(b), Yamato Ca-poor achondrite
Observed fall: no
Found: Dicember 21, 1969
Coordinates: 71°50'S, 36°15'E
Approx. recovered weight: 138 g
Diogenite
Yamato 692 or 6902, as well as Y-74013 and Y-74037 meteorites, is a diogenite with granoblastic texture and composed almost entirely of equigranualr grains of orthopyroxene. Many other fragments with almost the same appearance were also collected in the same area. However, diogenite is comparatively rare type among meteorites and especially the granoblastic texture is thought to be rather unique in contrast with brecciated structure of usual diogenites. It seems to be very probable that each of these diogenites were once located at the different positions in the identical parent body. The distance from the surface of the preatmospheric mass were studied by means of cosmic-ray particle tracks (Yabuki, 1978). The tracks recorded in bronzite in diogenites are expected to be mostly due to cosmic-ray heavy primaries, because of their extremely low uranium contents. On the basis of the cosmic-ray exposure age of 31 Myr, the distance from the preatmospheric surface to the test crystals is estimated to be 15 cm for Yamato 6902.
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1 valid mineral.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Antarctic MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
Antarctic PlateTectonic Plate
- Tonian Oceanic Arc TerraneVolcanic Arc
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