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Tanezrouft 072
Basic information Name: Tanezrouft 072
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Tnz 072
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 62.29 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  H6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 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 1
  Line 60:
Date:Nov 2002
Latitude:24°26.29'N
Longitude:0°06.18' E
Mass (g):62285
Pieces:66
Class:H6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):20.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.7
Classifier:G. Pratesi and V. Moggi Cecchi, MSP
Type spec mass (g):5022
Institutions
   and collections		 MSP: Museo di Scienze Planetarie, Via Galcianese 20/H, 59100 Prato, Italy, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 22 Oct 2022)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (24° 26' 17"N, 0° 6' 11"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1356 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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