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Shalim 001
Basic information Name: Shalim 001
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Oman
Mass:help 286 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  LL6
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 86  (2002)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2880 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 198:
Date:3 Mar 2000
Latitude:18°11.1'N
Longitude:55°06.6'E
Mass (g):286
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):26.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.1
Classifier:S. V. Afanasiev and N. Kononkova (Vernad)
Type spec mass (g):62.8
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:unknown
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)
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Geography:

Oman
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (18° 11'N, 55° 7'E)
     Recommended::   (18° 11' 6"N, 55° 6' 36"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.7 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2166 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 24 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 4000 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 436 unapproved names)
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