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Hassi-Jekna
Basic information Name: Hassi-Jekna
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1890
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 1250 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIICD-an
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IAB-sHL
Recommended:  Iron, IAB-sHL    [explanation]

This is 1 of 19 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sHL.   [show all]
Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites
Buchwald The following entries were found for Hassi-Jekna in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (28° 57'N, 0° 49'E)
     Recommended::   (28° 57'N, 0° 49'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 184 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1250 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Hassi-Iekna (In NHM Cat)

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