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Sahara 97011
Basic information Name: Sahara 97011
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1997
Country: (Sahara)
Mass:help 236 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 82  (1998)  L/LL5/6
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L/LL5-6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L/LL5/6
Recommended:  L/LL5/6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites classified as L/LL5/6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB82
  Table 7
  Line 10:
Date:Feb 1997
Latitude:y+0°09'07"N
Longitude:x+0°30'09"W
Mass (g):236
Pieces:1
Class:L/LL5/6
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):25.7
Classifier:A. Sexton
Type spec location:OU
Institutions
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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. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 1037 approved meteorites from (Sahara) (plus 1 unapproved name)
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