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Tanezrouft 001
Basic information Name: Tanezrouft 001
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Tnz 001
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1989
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 482 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 71  (1991)  H5
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11505 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB71
  Table 9
  Line 1:
Latitude:25°23'N
Longitude:0°31'W
Mass (g):482
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Fayalite (mol%):19.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.7
Classifier:J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany
Type spec location:J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany
Main mass:finder
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (25° 23'N, 0° 31'W)
     Recommended::   (25° 23'N, 0° 31'E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 104 km apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 200 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1344 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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