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Nakhlites
The nakhlite subgroup is named after Nakhla, an achondrite which landed in Egypt in 1911. Nakhlites are augite-rich achondrites. Aside from Nakhla, nakhlites include Lafayette (Indiana find) and Governador Valadares (Brazil find).
