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Sarir Qattusah 001
Basic information Name: Sarir Qattusah 001
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: SQ 001
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1994
Country: Libya
Mass:help 796 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 80  (1996)  LL(L)3
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L/LL3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L/LL3
Recommended:  L/LL3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 31 approved meteorites classified as L/LL3.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 3), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 97:
Latitude:26°26.73'N
Longitude:15°35.55'E
Mass (g):796
Pieces:1
Class:LL(L)3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):14.8 (0.5-29)
Ferrosilite (mol%):13.2 (1-38)
Classifier:D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:anonymous finder
Comments:Weber and Bischoff (1996)
Institutions
   and collections		 Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)
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Geography:

Libya
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (26° 26' 44"N, 15° 35' 33"E)
     Recommended::   (26° 26' 44"N, 15° 35' 33"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 5.5 m apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Murzuq, Libya
     This is 1 of 1537 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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