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| Basic information | Name: Alta'ameem This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1977 Country: Iraq Mass:  6 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3150 approved meteorites classified as LL5. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 55:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE ALTA'AMEEM, IRAQ, STONY METEORITE Name: ALTA’AMEEM Place of fall: About 100 m N. of the village of Humaira, northern Iraq. 35°16'24"N., 44°12'56"E. (approx.). Date of fall: August 20, 1977 between 1030 and 1100 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite, amphoterite. Number of individual specimens: 1, broken on impact into many fragments. Total weight: 6 kg approx. recovered. Circumstances of fall: After at least one detonation, villagers reported hearing a humming sound that ended when the meteorite struck the ground. Source: Dr. Y. Al-Rawi, Department of Geology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 55, Meteoritics 13, 327-352 (1978)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from At Ta'min, Iraq This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Iraq (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||
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Alta Ameem (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||