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Al Haggounia 002
Basic information Name: Al Haggounia 002
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Western Sahara
Mass:help 1350 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 104  (2015)  H4
Recommended:  H4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6484 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 18 Jul 2015
Data from:
  MB104
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Saguia el Hamra
Place of purchase:Tan Tan
Date:2014 Sep 7
Latitude:27°01'54.8"N
Longitude:12°30'55.1"W
Mass (g):1350
Pieces:59
Class:H4
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):19.7 (N=1)
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.5±0.7 (N=4)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.3±0.1
Magnetic suscept.:4.87
Classifier:J. Gattacceca, H. Pourkhorsandi, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):24
Type spec location:CEREGE
Main mass:Jean Redelsperger
Finder:Amar Maskor, Mbarek Elguirah, Bofara Mbarak
Comments:Bought from Mohamed Elguirah; submitted by J. Gattacceca
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CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)
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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:

Western Sahara
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (27° 1' 55"N, 12° 30' 55"W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 117 approved meteorites from Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 280 approved meteorites from Western Sahara (plus 20 unapproved names)
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