Agoult ( 3,397 g )

Name: Agoult This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Morocco
Mass:  82 g
 
Agoult
Morocco
Found 2000 March Morocco
Achondrite (unbrecciated eucrite)
A 82 g stone was found by a person prospecting for meteorites. 
Mineralogy and classification (J. Barrat, UAng; P. Gillet, ENSL): 
a crusted stone; broken surfaces show a homogeneous, sugary textured interior; many 120º contacts are present between grains; 
pyroxene ranges from Fs58.9Wo4.4 to Fs30.6Wo41.1; 
bulk composition shows a flat rare earth pattern with a small positive Eu anomaly. 
Specimens: 14 g plus thin section, ENSL; 
main mass with anonymous finder.
 
Agoult exhibits an unbrecciated, very fine-grained texture composed of pyroxene (approximately 100 µm in size) and plagioclase (up to 300 µm).
Numerous triple-junction contacts exist between the grains.
Agoult originated deep within the crust of Vesta.
Studies of the rare-earth element distribution (with a positive eu anomaly) suggest that Agoult is a residual material resulting from a rapid partial melt formation by an ascending magma plume followed by melt removal.
This partial melt led to the formation of the Stannern-Trend eucrites through contamination of melts with main-group composition.
 
This rare unbrecciated Eucrite was found in southern Morocco in 2000. 
There were several stones, around ~3 kilos total known weight. 
This is an extraordinary meteorite, the matrix is made up of tiny sand-like crystals. 
Agoult is very fresh, the fusion crust is rich black.