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Ilafegh 009
Basic information Name: Ilafegh 009
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1989
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 421 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 71  (1991)  EL6/7
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  EL
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  EL7
Recommended:  EL7    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as EL7.   [show all]
Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites
Data from:
  MB71
  Table 5
  Line 9:
Latitude:21°38'N
Longitude:1°16'E
Mass (g):421
Pieces:1
Class:EL6/7
Ferrosilite (mol%):0.2
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
Comments:An 18, abundant kamacite: 6.6% Ni, 1.5% Si
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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° 38'N, 1° 16'E)
     Recommended::   (21° 38'N, 1° 16'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 195 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1315 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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