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Hammadah al Hamra 339
Basic information Name: Hammadah al Hamra 339
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 339
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Libya
Mass:help 263 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12727 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 1
  Line 13:
Date:2003 Oct 8
Latitude:29°25'11"N
Longitude:13°15'18"E
Mass (g):263
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):25.23
Classifier:J. Schluter, Ham
Type spec mass (g):34.9
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::   (29° 25' 11"N, 13° 15' 18"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 1552 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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