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Chassignites

The chassignite subgroup is named after Chassigny, an achondrite which fell in France in 1815. Chassignites are olivine-rich achondrites. Aside from Chassigny, chassignites include Brachina (Australia find). 
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Recently, the antarctic meteorite ALH84001 was identified as having originated on Mars. The meteorite, however, does not fit into any of the SNC subgroups and must be classified into a subgroup of its own. ALH84001 crystallized (solidified as a rock) more than 4 billion years ago. It is believed it came from the heavily cratered highlands of Mars, which would make it the only sample from these terrains found so far.

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