Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Majdul 001

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Majdul 001

Basic information

Name: Majdul 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1994
Country: Libya
Mass: 680 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 80	(1996)	L6
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12281 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 96:

Latitude:	25°35.74'N
Longitude:	15°25.35'E
Mass (g):	680
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	25.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.1
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder

Institutions
and collections

Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(25° 35' 44"N, 15° 25' 21"E)
Recommended::	(25° 35' 44"N, 15° 25' 21"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 13.3 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Murzuq, Libya
This is 1 of 1537 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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