Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Reggane 002

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Reggane 002

Basic information

Name: Reggane 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1989
Country: Algeria
Mass: 71 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 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 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 6
  Line 2:

Latitude:	25°38'N
Longitude:	0°32'E
Mass (g):	71
Pieces:	1
Class:	L5
Fayalite (mol%):	24.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21
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:	(25° 38'N, 0° 32'E)
Recommended::	(25° 38'N, 0° 32'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1356 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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