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Rhall Amane 002
Basic information Name: Rhall Amane 002
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: Mauritania
Mass:help 383 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 92  (2007)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2954 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 24 Jul 2007
Data from:
  MB92
  Table 1
  Line 20:
State/Prov/County:Rhall Amane, Mauritania (see IGN map 1/
Date:25-Jan-2005
Latitude:23°23.44'N
Longitude:9°56.41'W
Mass (g):383
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):25.81±0.39
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.3±0.56
Classifier:M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:MNHNP
Main mass:Goueslain and Parodi
Institutions
   and collections
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)
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Geography:

Mauritania
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (23° 23' 26"N, 9° 56' 25"W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 33 approved meteorites from Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 232 approved meteorites from Mauritania (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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