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Qued Mya 001
Basic information Name: Qued Mya 001
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 90 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 73  (1992)  H6
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6775 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Writeup from MB 73:
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Qued Mya 001

near El Golea, Algeria

Found 1991

Stone, ordinary chondrite (H6)

A mass of 90 g was found. See 'Acfer' entry for conditions of find, analysts and main mass. Olivine Fa19.3, pyroxene Fs17.2.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (30° 16' 59"N, 3° 57' 12"E)
     Recommended::   (30° 16' 59"N, 3° 37' 12"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 32.1 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites from Ghardaia, Algeria
     This is 1 of 1344 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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