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Qatar 006

Basic information

Name: Qatar 006
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2015
Country: Qatar
Mass: 620 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 31 Mar 2015

Data from:
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Origin or pseudonym:	Desert
Date:	2015 Feb 16
Latitude:	25°5.2326'N
Longitude:	50°56.2674'E
Mass (g):	620
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	18.0 ± 0.3 (n=26)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	15.6 ± 0.9 (n=30)
Wollastonite (mol%):	0.43 ± 0.35
Classifier:	S. Ebert and A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	28
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	with finder
Finder:	Nasser Saqr al Buainain
Comments:	Not paired with Qatar 005; well-preserved chondritic texture and contains slightly unequilibrated low-Ca pyroxene.; submitted by Ebert Samuel

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Geography:

Qatar

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(25° 5' 14"N, 50° 56' 16"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Qatar

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