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Allan Hills 06008
Basic information Name: Allan Hills 06008
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: ALH 06008
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Antarctica [Collected by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA), Italy]
Mass:help 120 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 92  (2007)  H~5
Recommended:  H~5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 191 approved meteorites classified as H~5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 24 Jul 2007
Data from:
  MB92
  Table 4
  Line 8:
Origin or pseudonym:Blue ice
Date:15-Oct-2006
Latitude:76°42.331'S
Longitude:158°46.491'E
Mass (g):120
Pieces:2
Class:H~5
Magnetic suscept.:5.06
Type spec mass (g):120
Comments:Likely paired with ALH 06001
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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Antarctica
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (76° 42' 20"S, 158° 46' 29"E)

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     This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)
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