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Hammadah al Hamra 221

Basic information

Name: Hammadah al Hamra 221
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 221
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1997
Country: Libya
Mass: 1227 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 82	(1998)	H4-5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4-5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4-5
Recommended:			H4-5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 84 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) 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:
  MB82
  Table 5
  Line 187:

Date:	1997
Latitude:	29°13.25'N
Longitude:	11°32.44'E
Mass (g):	1227
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4-5
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	19.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.4
Classifier:	J. Zipfel and F. Wlotzka (MPI),
Type spec location:	MPI
Main mass:	finder
Comments:	br

Institutions
and collections

MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(29° 13'N, 11° 32'E)
Recommended::	(29° 13' 15"N, 11° 32' 26"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.8 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 33 approved meteorites from Ghadamis, Libya (plus 2 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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