Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Hammadah al Hamra 047

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Hammadah al Hamra 047

Basic information

Name: Hammadah al Hamra 047
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 047
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1994
Country: Libya
Mass: 29 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 80	(1996)	H4/5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4-5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4/5
Recommended:			H4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 6:

Latitude:	28°40.94'N
Longitude:	13°04.25'E
Mass (g):	29
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4/5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.3
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder

Institutions
and collections

Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 40' 56"N, 13° 4' 15"E)
Recommended::	(28° 40' 56"N, 13° 4' 15"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 11.1 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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