Table 4. Meteorites from the Egyptian Sahara.
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Name |
Found |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Mass (g) |
Pcs |
Class |
Shock1 |
WG2 |
Fa |
Fs |
Wo |
Finder3 |
Comments4 |
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Abu Moharek |
1997 Oct 21 |
27�14'22"N |
29�50'09"E |
4500 |
1 |
H4 |
S1 |
W3 |
18.7 |
16.2 |
1.1 |
Unknown |
133 g, MNHNP5 |
Great Sand Sea |
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005 |
1995 Nov 26 |
25�48'58"N |
25�54'51"E |
80 |
1 |
L6 |
S5 |
W4 |
25.7 |
21.3 |
1.5 |
L. Carion |
2.5 g, MNHNP6 |
006 |
1995 Nov 27 |
26�45'56"N |
26�19'25"E |
45 |
1 |
L6 |
S5 |
W5 |
25.1 |
22.3 |
1.5 |
D. Glatigny |
3.7 g, MNHNP6 |
007 |
1996 Dec 7�� |
26�54'37"N |
26�09'06"E |
1450 |
1 |
H6 |
S2 |
W2 |
18.7 |
16.4 |
1.6 |
M. Chandeigne |
120 g, MNHNP5 |
008 |
1996 Dec 9�� |
26�35'40"N |
25�37'20"E |
450 |
5 |
LL3-6 |
S3 |
W1 |
26.8�32.4 |
23.1�29.6 |
1.2�1.9 |
J-B. Gillot |
br; 8 g, MNHNP5 |
009 |
1996 Dec 11� |
27�01'50"N |
26�40'28"E |
414 |
1 |
H5 |
S2-3 |
W3 |
18.7 |
16.6 |
1.5 |
B. Dejonghe |
83 g, MNHNP5 |
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1Shock classification after St�ffler et al. (1991), but using only reflected-light microscopy.
2Weathering grade after Wlotzka (1993).
3The finders own the main masses.
4Br = breccia.
5Classified by M. Gh�lis and B. Zanda, MNHNP.
6Classified by M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP.