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Hammadah al Hamra 324
Basic information Name: Hammadah al Hamra 324
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 324
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Libya
Mass:help 307 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 87  (2003)  L4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L4
Recommended:  L4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2060 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB87
  Table 7
  Line 88:
Date:1999
Latitude:28°51.24'N
Longitude:12°31.34'E
Mass (g):307
Pieces:1
Class:L4
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):25.0
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.1
Classifier:V. Moggi Cecchi and G. Pratesi, MSP
Type spec mass (g):307
Institutions
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MSP: Museo di Scienze Planetarie, Via Galcianese 20/H, 59100 Prato, Italy, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 22 Oct 2022)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (28° 51' 14"N, 12° 31' 20"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 1552 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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