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| 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: |
This is 1 of 7010 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, Fa19.5; pyroxene Fs17.2Wo1.3; plagioclase, Ab82.2 An11.7, 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) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 51 approved meteorites from Ouargla, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1399 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 33 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Bir Rebaa 001 (First meteorite in collection area) | ||||||||||||||||