Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Ilafegh 006

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Ilafegh 006

Basic information

Name: Ilafegh 006
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1989
Country: Algeria
Mass: 179 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 71	(1991)	L4
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L4
Recommended:			L4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2062 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:
  MB71
  Table 5
  Line 6:

Latitude:	21°36'N
Longitude:	1°20'E
Mass (g):	179
Pieces:	1
Class:	L4
Fayalite (mol%):	22.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20
Classifier:	J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany
Type spec location:	J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany
Main mass:	finder

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)

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Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(21° 36'N, 1° 20'E)
Recommended::	(21° 36'N, 1° 20'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1356 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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