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Hammadah al Hamra 338
Basic information Name: Hammadah al Hamra 338
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 338
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Libya
Mass:help 753 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11568 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)
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 1
  Line 12:
Date:2003 Oct 8
Latitude:30°32'42"N
Longitude:13°34'55"E
Mass (g):753
Pieces:Several
Class:H5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):19.16
Classifier:J. Schluter, Ham
Type spec mass (g):55.1
Type spec location:HAM
Main mass:Ind. Research Center, Tripoli
Finder:E. Abu Aghreb
Institutions
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Ham: Museum der Natur Hamburg - Mineralogie, Grindelallee 48, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Jan 2024)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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Libya
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (30° 32' 42"N, 13° 34' 55"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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