Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Beyneu

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Beyneu

Basic information

Name: Beyneu
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Kazakhstan
Mass: 45 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 89	(2005)	H6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6436 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB89
  Table 8
  Line 1:

State/Prov/County:	Mangistauskiy, Beyneuskiy
Date:	19 Oct 2001
Latitude:	45°27.798'N
Longitude:	55°14.098'E
Mass (g):	45
Pieces:	1
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	19.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.9
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3
Classifier:	M. Ivanova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	10.75
Main mass:	lost

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)

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Geography:

Kazakhstan

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(45° 27' 48"N, 55° 14' 6"E)

Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite from Mangyshlak, Kazakhstan
This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites from Kazakhstan (plus 4 impact craters)

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