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Hammadah al Hamra 180

Basic information

Name: Hammadah al Hamra 180
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 180
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1996
Country: Libya
Mass: 936 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 81	(1997)	Chondrite-ung
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Chondrite-ung
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Chondrite-ung
Recommended:			Chondrite-ung [explanation]

This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites classified as Chondrite-ung. [show all]
Search for other: Ungrouped chondrites

Data from:
  MB81
  Table 3
  Line 34:

Latitude:	28°36.21'N
Longitude:	13°18.04'E
Mass (g):	936
Pieces:	6
Class:	ung. chon.
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	13.8 (0.9-28)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	8.8 (1-22)
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder or at MNB
Comments:	petr. type 3

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Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Matteo Chinellato
Meteorites Australia
Shinishi Kato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Achim Sven Faforke
Michael Hofmann
Volker Heinrich
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 36' 13"N, 13° 18' 2"E)
Recommended::	(28° 36' 13"N, 13° 18' 2"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 16.3 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 161 approved meteorites from Ash Shati', Libya
This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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