| Abstract: | The Alta'ameem hypersthene chondrite is a light gray brecciated and metamorphosed meteorite composed mainly of olivine (27% Fa), orthopyroxene (24.5% Fs) and plagioclase (An10). Other minerals include troilite, kamacite, taenite, chromite, ilmenite, clinopyroxene, chalcopyrite, and apatite or merrillite. The mineralogical and chemical analyses suggest that the Alta'ameem meteorite belongs to the amphoterite group of chondrites. The chemical composition includes the following: Fe 3.39, Ni 1.13, Co 0.05, Cu 0.01, FeS 6.48, SiO2 39.48, TiO2 0.28, Al2O3 2.25, FeO 16.46, MnO 0.40, MgO 25.66, CaO 1.47, Na2O 1.05, K2O 0.15, P2O5 0.47, Cr2O3 0.45; total 99.18. |
