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Tanezrouft 027

Basic information

Name: Tanezrouft 027
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Tnz 027
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Algeria
Mass: 256 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 73	(1992)	LL(L)4
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L/LL4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L/LL4
Recommended:			L/LL4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites classified as L/LL4. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 4-7), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB73
  Table 6
  Line 5:

Latitude:	25°23.55'N
Longitude:	00°10.41'E
Mass (g):	256
Pieces:	2
Class:	LL(L)4
Fayalite (mol%):	27.8 ± 1.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22.4 ± 3.6
Classifier:	A. Bischoff and T. Geiger, Institut fir Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany.; Analysts: A. Bischoff, T. Geiger, T. Grund
Main mass:	Museum fur Naturkunde, Humboldt Universitat Berlin Germany (also the Algerian meteorites listed in Bulletin 71 72)
Comments:	Br

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Grund: H. Grundmann, Berlin, Germany (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)

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Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(25° 23' 33"N, 0° 10' 25"E)
Recommended::	(25° 13' 33"N, 0° 10' 25"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 18.5 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1358 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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