Oyo LL4 Meteorite Chondrite OYO meteorite

Description

OYO
This meteorite is officially classified & approved
as Oyo LL4 chondrite meteorite
Classified by
world renowned and profoundly respected Dr Anthony J. Irving and team at University of Washington.
OYO
LL4 CHONDRITE
FOUND IN JANUARY 2019
IN NORTH EAST OF THE TOWN OF OYO
NIGERIA
COORDINATES
7.877°N, 3.963°E
208 GRAMS
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OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION DATA SOURCE:
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Basic information
Name:
Oyo
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
2019
Country:
Nigeria
Mass:
1975 g
Classification
history:
Recommended:
LL4
Comments:
Approved 5 Sep 2020
Writeup
Writeup from MB 109:
Oyo
7.877°N, 3.963°E
Oyo, Nigeria
Find: 2019 Jan
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL4)
History
: Three similar-appearing stones were found together 4.4 km NE of the town of Oyo, Nigeria at 7.877°N, 3.963°E and were purchased from the finder by Mbark Arjdal in January 2019.
Petrography
: (A. Irving,
UWS
and P. Carpenter,
WUSL
) Closely packed, well-formed chondrules are set in a sparse matrix containing altered kamacite, taenite, chromite, troilite and merrillite.
Geochemistry
: Olivine (Fa
28.3±0.2
, range Fa
28.1-28.5
, N = 6), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs
23.4±0.5
Wo
1.6±0.3
, range Fs
23.0-24.3
Wo
1.4-2.0
, N = 6), augite (Fs
8.3±0.3
Wo
45.4±0.1
, range Fs
8.0-8.5
Wo
45.3-45.5
, N = 3). Magnetic susceptibility log χ (× 10
-9
m
3
/kg) = 3.41.
Classification
: Ordinary chondrite (LL4).
Specimens
: 54.2 g including one polished thin section at
UWB
; remainder with Mr. M.Arjdal.
Data from:
MB109
Table 0
Line 0:
State/Prov/County:
Oyo
Place of purchase:
Nigeria
Date:
2019 Jan
Latitude:
7.877°N
Longitude:
3.963°E
Mass (g):
1975
Pieces:
3
Class:
LL4
Shock stage:
S2
Weathering grade:
W2
Fayalite (mol%):
28.3±0.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):
23.4±0.5
Wollastonite (mol%):
1.6±0.3
Magnetic suscept.:
3.41
Classifier:
A. Irving, UWS, and P. Carpenter, WUSL
Type spec mass (g):
54.2
Type spec location:
UWB
Main mass:
M. Arjdal
Comments:
Work name Arj ZM 337; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
and collections
UWS
: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
WUSL
: Washington Univ., One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)
UWB
: University of Washington, Box 353010 Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 27 Jul 2012)
Catalogs:
References:
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Geography:
Coordinates:
Recommended:
:
(7° 52' 37"N, 3° 57' 47"E)
Statistics:
This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from
Oyo, Nigeria
This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from
Nigeria
Revision
history:
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