Characteristics of a New Carbonaceous Chondrite, Metal-Rich-Lithology Found in the Carbonaceous Chondrite Breccia Aguas ZarcasThe Aguas Zarcas meteorite fell in Costa Rica on 23 April 2019 at 21:07 local time, with a total mass of about 27 kg. Hundreds of fusion-crusted stones ranging from 0.1 to 1868 g were recovered (The Meteoritical Bulletin). The meteorite was classified as a CM chondrite, but some lithlogies show a different texture to that of CM. In this study, we investigated the petrography, mineral-ogy, chemistry, and isotopic composition of an unusual “Metal-rich-lithology” from this fresh fall.
Document ID
20200001864
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kerraouch, I. (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Münster, Germany)
Bischoff, A. (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Münster, Germany)
Zolensky, M. E. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Pack, A. (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Göttingen, Germany)
Patzek, Markus (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Münster, Germany)
Wölfer, E. (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Münster, Germany)
Burkhardt, C. (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Münster, Germany)
Fries, M. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)