Achondritic meteorites – Al Haggounia 001 - Description language - German

The Al Haggounia 001 meteorite is a rare achondrite, specifically an aubrite. Discovered in 2006 in Morocco, its strewn field spans approximately 40 km, with a total recovered mass exceeding 3 metric tons. Some of the largest fragments weighed up to 50 kg.

The exterior of this meteorite has a rusty brown coloration due to extensive weathering, while its interior displays a predominantly bluish-gray hue, transitioning to a rusty brown near fractures. Its structure resembles a sedimentary breccia, cemented by iron oxide and carbonate.

Mineralogically, Al Haggounia 001 is mainly composed of enstatite and plagioclase, with minor phases including troilite, graphite, daubreelite, oldhamite, silicon-rich kamacite, and schreibersite.

This meteorite is one of the few known aubrites that exhibit significant weathering and is believed to be related to other meteorites such as NWA 002, 1067, 2736, 2828, and 2965.