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Mount Tazerzait   contributed by Bernd Pauli   MetBul Link

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Copyright (c) Bernd Pauli.
12.2 grams.   L5

TKW 110 kg. Observed fall 21 August 1991, Tahoua, Niger.

 


Bernd writes:
Special features of Mount Tazerzait:
1. unshocked (S1)

2. high porosity

3. similar to Baszkowka (L5): textures of both meteorites are very similar

4. both chondrites have identical Fa/Fs contents

5. pores contain stubby crystals of olivine, pyroxene, troilite, and FeNi

6. Mt. Tazerzait is more dense than Baszkowka

7. Baszkowka and Mt. Tazerzait were likely ejected from the same source region of their parent body.
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Phil Morgan
 2/22/2018 7:13:58 PM		 Thanks for the great picture Bernd. Nice piece and great write-up.
Stephen Amara
 2/22/2018 7:36:13 AM		 Great meteorite!! I definitely will look at one under the scope, I'm so intrigued by this one. Thank you Bernd!!!
Bernd Pauli
 2/22/2018 6:46:49 AM		 Right, Andrew! See here: PILSKI A.S. and WALTON W. (1998) Baszkowka, Mt. Tazerzait, and Tjerebon - Chips off the same block? (Meteorite!, Vol. 4-1, 1998, 12-15).
Andrew Abraham
 2/22/2018 6:15:11 AM		 And Tjerebon as well
Larry Atkins
 2/22/2018 5:48:42 AM		 The crystals inside this meteorite are incredible. I recommend anyone with a microscope and a slice of Mt. Tazerzait to take so.e time and check it out. Thanks Bernd!
Graham
 2/22/2018 5:25:49 AM		 Nice sample Bernd.
 

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