Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Acfer 214

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Acfer 214

Basic information

Name: Acfer 214
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Algeria
Mass: 612 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 73	(1992)	Unique
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	CH2
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	CH3
Recommended:			CH3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites classified as CH3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CH-CB family, CH chondrites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Carbonaceous chondrites

Data from:
  MB73
  Table 1
  Line 31:

Latitude:	27°41.40'N
Longitude:	04°22.72'E
Mass (g):	612
Pieces:	2
Class:	unique
Fayalite (mol%):	6.9 ± 11.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	5.1 ± 6.4
Classifier:	A. Bischoff and T. Geiger, Institut fir Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany.; Analysts: A. Bischoff, T. Geiger, T. Grund
Main mass:	Museum fur Naturkunde, Humboldt Universitat Berlin Germany (also the Algerian meteorites listed in Bulletin 71 72)
Comments:	Related to ALH85085, paired with Acfer 182/207, Bischoff et al. (1992a).

Institutions
and collections

Grund: H. Grundmann, Berlin, Germany (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 41' 24"N, 4° 22' 43"E)
Recommended::	(27° 41' 24"N, 4° 22' 43"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 414 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 707 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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