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Oued el Hadjar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Oued el Hadjar This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1986 Country: Morocco Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2884 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 85:
Oued el Hadjar Morocco Fell 1986 March Ordinary chondrite (LL6) Nomads heard a loud whistle and saw a 1215.5 g stone fall 200 m from their tent. The stone was broken into many pieces (sacrificed on an altar) 15 days later during a wedding ceremony. Mineralogy and classification (A. Sexton, OU): olivine, Fa30.0; pyroxene, Fs22.0; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W0/1. Specimens: 18.6 g, OU; main mass with anonymous finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutions and collections |
OU: Planetary and Space Sciences
Department of Physical Sciences
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Guelmim-Es-Semara, Morocco (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1973 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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