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Sahara 98088
Basic information Name: Sahara 98088
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1998
Country: (Sahara)
Mass:help 2.58 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 83  (1999)  Mesosiderite
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Mesosiderite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Mesosiderite
Recommended:  Mesosiderite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite.   [show all]
Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites
Data from:
  MB83
  Table 7
  Line 5:
Date:Sep 1998
Latitude:z+0°09'51"
Longitude:w+0°10'44"
Mass (g):2580
Pieces:2
Class:Meso
Ferrosilite (mol%):34.5
Wollastonite (mol%):3.1
Classifier:A. Bischoff and D. Weber, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:Labenne
Comments:Plag: An86-92
Institutions
   and collections		 Labenne: 23, rue de Esperance, 75013 Paris, France; Website (private address; updated 29 Aug 2012)
Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Matteo Chinellato   
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites.
    (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Woreczko Jan & Wadi   
Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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

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