Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Acfer 003

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Acfer 003

Basic information

Name: Acfer 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1989
Country: Algeria
Mass: 145 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 69	(1990)	H5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11131 approved meteorites (plus 22 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:
  MB69
  Table 1
  Line 3:

Latitude:	27°49'N
Longitude:	4°02'E
Mass (g):	145
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5
Fayalite (mol%):	18.1
Classifier:	J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, West Germany
Type spec location:	thin sections, J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, West Germany
Main mass:	Swiss Meteorite Laboratory, Kreuzackerstrasse 16a CH-5012 Schonenwerd Switzerland

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 69, Meteoritics 25, 237-239 (1990)

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Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 49'N, 4° 2'E)
Recommended::	(27° 49'N, 4° 2'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 422 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1277 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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