Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Bir Rebaa

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Bir Rebaa

Basic information

Name: Bir Rebaa
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1993
Country: Algeria
Mass: 7.2 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 82	(1998)	H6
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6826 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Writeup

Writeup from MB 82:

Bir Rebaa

Ouargla, Algeria

Found 1993 April 15

Ordinary chondrite (H6)

A 7.2 kg stone was found by an engineer, Mr. Pinto, on an oil-pros-pecting mission. Mineralogy and classification (M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP): olivine, Fa_19.5; pyroxene Fs_17.2Wo_1.3; plagioclase, Ab_82.2An_11.7, very clear; shock stage S1; weathering grade W3. Specimens: main mass with finder; 288 g, MNHNP.

Institutions
and collections

MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)

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Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(31° 40'N, 8° 25'E)
Recommended::	(31° 40'N, 8° 25'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites from Ouargla, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1358 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Bir Rebaa 001 (First meteorite in collection area)

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