Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Tamentit

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Tamentit

Basic information

Name: Tamentit
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1864
Country: Algeria
Mass: 510 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IIIAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IIIA
Recommended:			Iron, IIIAB [explanation]

This is 1 of 285 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all]
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References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Christine Gea
Université de Bordeaux
unknown

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 43'N, 0° 15'W)
Recommended::	(27° 43'N, 0° 15'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 137 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 707 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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Synonyms:

Tuat (In NHM Cat)

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