Erg Chech 002
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| Erg Chech 002 | |
|---|---|
| File:Erg Chech 002 — 1,857g End Cut Faces (50866953082).jpg Erg Chech 002 End Cut Faces | |
| Type | Ungrouped achondrite[1] |
| Shock stage | Low |
| Weathering grade | Low |
| Country | Algeria |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).[1] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Found date | May 2020[1] |
| TKW | 31.78[1] |
| Alternative names | EC 002 |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing [[Commons:Category:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 448: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |Related media on Wikimedia Commons]] | |
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Erg Chech 002 (EC 002) is an ancient andesite meteorite discovered in the Erg Chech region of the Sahara Desert in Algeria. It is believed to be a fragment of a Achondritic protoplanet that is over 4.566 billion years old, and is believed to be the oldest known volcanic rock on Earth.[2][3][4] It is held at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Erg Chech 002 at the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
