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Ilafegh 012
Basic information Name: Ilafegh 012
     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 295 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 71  (1991)  L5
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8690 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [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 12:
Latitude:21°38'N
Longitude:1°49'E
Mass (g):295
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Fayalite (mol%):23.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):20.9
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° 38'N, 1° 49'E)
     Recommended::   (21° 38'N, 1° 49'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 193 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1306 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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