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| Basic information | Name: Ben Kesbes 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: Algeria Mass:  177 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10308 approved meteorites (plus 45 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 73:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Ben Kesbes 001 Erg Ben Kesbes, Algeria Found 1991 Stone, ordinary chondrite (H5) One piece of 177 g was found. See 'Acfer' entry for conditions of find, analysts and main mass. Olivine Fa18.7, pyroxene Fs17.2. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites from Ouargla, Algeria This is 1 of 1140 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 27 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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Erg Ben Kesbes (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||