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Hammadah al Hamra 126
Basic information Name: Hammadah al Hamra 126
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 126
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass:help 1998 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 80  (1996)  Ureilite
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Ureilite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Ureilite
Recommended:  Ureilite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 630 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites
Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 78:
Latitude:28°28.50'N
Longitude:12°56.79'E
Mass (g):1998
Pieces:1
Class:Ureilite
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):21.1 Matrix olivine: 1-12
Ferrosilite (mol%):18
Classifier:D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:anonymous finder
Comments:br, Wo8.4; Weber and Bischoff (1996)
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° 28' 3"N, 12° 56' 47"E)
     Recommended::   (28° 28' 30"N, 12° 56' 47"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 161 approved meteorites from Ash Shati', Libya
     This is 1 of 1538 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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