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Hammadah al Hamra 285

Basic information

Name: Hammadah al Hamra 285
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 285
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Libya
Mass: 1236 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Howardite
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	Howardite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Howardite
Recommended:			Howardite [explanation]

This is 1 of 439 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 3
  Line 155:

Date:	Mar 2000
Latitude:	29°02.314'N
Longitude:	13°12.427'E
Mass (g):	1236
Pieces:	1
Class:	Howardite
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	27-32
Ferrosilite (mol%):	19-57
Classifier:	A. Bischoff and L. Niemann (Mün)
Main mass:	JNMC
Comments:	An74-97; paired DaG 779?

Institutions
and collections

JNMC: jnmczurich, P.O. Box 208, CH-8155 Niederhasli, Switzerland; Website (private address; updated 4 Feb 2014)
Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Matteo Chinellato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Andreas Grünemeyer
bphd

Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(29° 2'N, 13° 12'E)
Recommended::	(29° 2' 19"N, 13° 12' 26"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1538 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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