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Meteoritics & Planetary Science 1 (2017) doi: 10.1111/maps.12944 The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 105 Audrey BOUVIER1,Jerome^ GATTACCECA2, Jeffrey GROSSMAN3, and Knut METZLER4 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada 2CNRS, Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Geosciences de l’Environnement, Aix-Marseille Universite, IRD, College de France, 13545, Aix En Provence, France 3NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, USA 4Institut fur€ Planetologie, Universitat€ Munster,€ Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Munster€ Germany Abstract–Meteoritical Bulletin 105 contains 2666 meteorites including 12 falls (Aouinet Legraa, Banma, Buritizal, Ejby, Kamargaon, Moshampa, Mount Blanco, Murrili, Osceola, Saricßicßek, Sidi Ali Ou Azza, Stubenberg), with 2244 ordinary chondrites, 142 HED achondrites, 116 carbonaceous chondrites, 37 Lunar meteorites, 20 enstatite chondrites, 20 iron meteorites, 20 ureilites, 19 Martian meteorites, 12 Rumuruti chondrites, 10 primitive achondrites, 9 mesosiderites, 5 angrites, 4 pallasites, 4 ungrouped achondrites, 2 ungrouped chondrites, 1 enstatite achondrite, and 1 relict meteorite, and with 1545 from Antarctica, 686 from Africa, 245 from Asia, 147 from South America, 22 from North America, 14 from Europe, 5 from Oceania, 1 from unknown origin. Note: 5 meteorites from Russia were counted as European. It also includes a list of approved new Dense Collection Areas and a nomenclature of the Aletai (IIIE-an) iron meteorites from Xinjiang, China. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Alphabetical text entries for non-Antarctic meteorites ................................................................................ 2 2. New Dense Collection Areas .....................................................................................................................249 3. Listing of institutes and collections ............................................................................................................249 4. Bibliography ...............................................................................................................................................249 5. Online supplement 1: Table of Data including Antarctic meteorites 6. Online supplement 2: Table of Corrections SUPPORTING INFORMATION information of this article as well as on the Meteoritical Bulletin Archive page at http://meteoriticalsociety.org/? Additional supporting information may be found in page_id=57. Information about the approved the online version of this article: meteorites can be obtained from the Meteoritical Data S1. A complete copy of entire Meteoritical Bulletin Database (MBD) available online at https:// Society Bulletin can be found in the supplementary www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/. 1 © The Meteoritical Society, 2017. 1. Alphabetical text entries for non-Antarctic meteorites Abadla 30°56’13.04’’N, 2°42’56.40’’W Bechar, Algeria Find: 2015 Mar 15 Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, cumulate) History: Found by Mr. Abdelrahman about 15 km south of the village of Abadla, Algeria, on March 15, 2015. Purchased by Didi Moulay El Bechir in 2015. Physical characteristics: Single stone with black fusion crust. A saw cut reveals a mosaic of gray, coarse-grained, interlocking crystals. Petrography: (C. Agee, UNM) This cumulate rock consists of ~80% equilibrated, unzoned pyroxene, with no microscopically visible exsolution lamellae, and ~15% maskelynite. Most maskelynite domains are surrounded by pyroxene with radiating fractures suggesting shrinkage cracks. Accessory chromite, ilmenite, troilite, and iron oxide were observed. Geochemistry: (C. Agee and N. Muttik, UNM) Low-Ca pyroxene Fs39.1±1.3Wo2.9±1.5, Fe/Mn=30±1, n=15; augite Fs22.1±5.5Wo32.1±10.0, Fe/Mn=28±3, n=5; plagioclase An92.6±0.4, n=10. Classification: Cumulate eucrite Specimens: 21.12 g including a probe mount on deposit at UNM, Didi Moulay El Bechir holds the main mass. Abarkouh 001 31°18.26’N, 53°10.30’E Fars, Iran Find: 2014 May 18 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: Meteorites were found during a systematic search conducted by the AsemanSang group. A sample was sent to H. Pourkhorsandi in January 2016. Physical characteristics: Samples are partially covered by a dark-brown crust. Cut surface shows a light-brown interior. Petrography: Recrystallized chondritic texture. FeNi metal and troilite are well separated. Some weathering veins can be seen. Troilite shows limited weathering. Chromite-plagioclase assemblages are present. Classification: L5 based on petrography and magnetic susceptibility. Specimens: Type specimen 27 g and a polished section at CEREGE. 17 g and a thin section at New England Meteoritical Services (NEMS). Al Haggounia 004 27°6’24’’N, 12°1’36’’W Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara Find: 15 Jan 2015 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK3) History: Four brownish fragments were found by Mr. Zaid Balli at Ouad Ouinaght and subsequently purchased by Marcin Cimala. Physical characteristics: The meteorite shows a strongly altered brownish-orange sawn surface. Petrography: The meteorite is composed of separated and clearly defined chondrules set into abundant olivine-rich matrix. Few chondrules contain compositionally unequilibrated olivine and less abundant low-Ca pyroxene. Throughout the matrix olivine is equilibrated. Cr-bearing magnetite and intermediate plagioclase are abundant in the matrix; accessories include Ca- pyroxene, pyrrhotite and troilite. Geochemistry: Equilibrated matrix olivine: Fa29.4±0.3, n=16; unequilibrated olivine: Fa12.8±10.2 (Fa2.2-29.1, n=15); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs23.0±1.6Wo0.6±0.1 (Fs21.1-24.7Wo0.4-0.8, n=6); Ca-pyroxene: Fs18.3Wo49.2 (N=2); C2O3 in magnetite: 3.8 wt% (N=4) Alatage Mountain 042 (AM 042) 41°41’19.8"N, 92°57’10.4"E Xinjiang, China Find: 1 May 2013 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5) History: An expedition found 42 meteorites between 30 April and 1 May 2013 in a 2.7 × 1.4 km area 80 km east of Alatage Mountain. The expedition included Bingkui Miao, Yangting Lin, Shijie Li, Deqiu Dai, Wenjie Shen, Sen Hu, Lei Kesi, Peng Wang, and Zhipeng Xia. Physical characteristics: Total mass: 403.8 g (only 1 piece) no fusion crust, gray surface Petrography: The meteorite shows a homogeneous lithology. The sizes of minerals are mostly <100 μm. Mosaic extinction of olivine is common. More than 50% of metal and sulfide is oxidized. Geochemistry: Minerals are uniform. Olivine: Fa22.2±0.7 (n=9); low-Ca pyroxene: Fs19.1±2.2Wo4.7±1.9 (n=9) Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5); S5; W2. Specimens: 100 g sample and one thin section are deposited in GUT. Nomenclature of the Aletai (IIIE-an) iron meteorites from Xinjiang, China Chemical and petrographic analyses of multiple iron meteorite masses in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, indicate pairing of these masses with the Armanty (IIIE) iron. All of these iron meteorites, as well any paired material that may be discovered in the future, will henceforth carry the official name “Aletai,” the name of a local county. The names “Armanty,” “Xinjiang (b),” and “Xinjiang 008” (a provisional name) are now abolished, and become synonyms for Aletai. In a previous action (MetBull 95), the name “Ulasitai” was abolished, and made a synonym for Armanty; “Ulasitai” will now become a synonym for Aletai. This entry also corrects previously published coordinates for the 28 tonne Armanty mass, announces several new masses, and presents compositional data by J.T. Wasson, UCLA, for five of the paired masses. The masses form a NW-SE array, spanning approximately 425 km across China and a sliver of Mongolia (although no masses have been reported from Mongolia). The new nomenclatural system for these irons is analogous to the grouping, some decades ago, of previously named IIAB irons under the name “North Chile.” When referring generally to the irons, authors should use the names “Aletai” and “North Chile.” When referring to a specific mass, authors should identify it as, for example, the "Armanty mass of Aletai" or the "Filomena mass of North Chile." The list of recommended mass names for Aletai appears in the table below. The coordinates listed for this entry correspond to the corrected location at which the Armanty mass was discovered. Discovery of the Wuxilike mass of Aletai: History: A large iron was found by a local farmer in a valley in a mountainous area of Aletai County. It was surrounded by rocks and half buried. A small specimen was taken for analysis. Heavy machinery was used to move the meteorite from the valley to the discoverer’s home. Physical characteristics: The kamacite bandwidth is 0.89±0.41 mm. Petrography: The major phases of the meteorite are kamacite, taenite, and plessite. Minor phases include schreibersite, daubréelite, troilite, and haxonite. Discovery of the Akebulake mass of Aletai: An account of the discovery of this large iron mass in a remote mountainous region was published by Beatty (2011) based on a trip there by Ayisha in June 2011. It has an irregular surface with partial regmaglypts but has been severely affected by terrestrial weathering. The iron is dark-brown; it was partly covered by a granite slab on the side of a mountain. Its exterior was marked by several scrawls of graffiti and cuts. Aletai City officials worried that the meteorite would be further damaged they built a road and moved the Akebulake mass to the Aletai city hall in 2011. Table 1. Known masses of Aletai. Analyses by J. T. Wasson, UCLA, See MetBull 104 for an analysis of Xinjiang (b). Aletai is an anomalous IIIE. It has