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Sueilila

Basic information

Name: Sueilila
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: Western Sahara
Mass: 13.27 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 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 21:

State/Prov/County:	Sueilila, Mauritania (see IGN Map 1/1000
Date:	10-Feb-2005
Latitude:	24°38.18'N
Longitude:	14°42.98'W
Mass (g):	13266
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL6
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	25.70±0.28
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.86±0.48
Classifier:	M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Type spec mass (g):	61
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:

Western Sahara

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(24° 38' 11"N, 14° 42' 59"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 50 approved meteorites from Rio de Oro, Western Sahara
This is 1 of 280 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names)

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Synonyms

Sueilila 001 (Existing meteorite in new DCA)

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