* Astronomy

Madagascar 48.1°S, 14.2°E
Fell 2002 July 5 6:30pm local time
Ordinary Chondrite (L5)

A local man saw the meteorite fall into a rice paddy and woods 80 km north of Antsohihy, not far from the Highway N6. Two pieces were recovered, the first weighing ~5 kg, the second ~1 kg. Classification (S. Pym, S. Russell, NHM): A few chondrules are well-defined, many have rims and some contain metal/sulphide granules. Apparent chondrule size is 0.46 mm-4 mm. The matrix is mostly fine-grained, some areas are slightly coarser-grained with larger olivine crystals. Shock stage is S3. Olivine Fa24, low-Ca pyroxene Fs21 Wo1. Specimens: type specimen 21 g and a thin section, NHM.

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