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Acfer 054

Basic information

Name: Acfer 054
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1989
Country: Algeria
Mass: 2.05 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 71	(1991)	H5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB71
  Table 1
  Line 12:

Latitude:	27°42'N
Longitude:	3°56'E
Mass (g):	2051
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Fayalite (mol%):	18.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.1
Classifier:	J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany
Type spec location:	J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany
Main mass:	finder
Comments:	Ox

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)

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Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 42'N, 3° 56'E)
Recommended::	(27° 42'N, 3° 56'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 426 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1356 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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