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Matsitama

Basic information

Name: Matsitama
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Botswana
Mass: 187 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 89	(2005)	H4/5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4/5
Recommended:			H4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB89
  Table 1
  Line 48:

Date:	Nov 1999
Latitude:	21.0909° S
Longitude:	26.4859° E
Mass (g):	187
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4/5
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	19
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17
Classifier:	A. Sokol, A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec mass (g):	20

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. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)

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Geography:

Botswana

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(21° 5' 27"S, 26° 29' 9"E)

Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite from Central, Botswana (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Botswana (plus 1 impact crater)

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