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Al Khuwaymat 001

Basic information

Name: Al Khuwaymat 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Libya
Mass: 1870 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 107	(2018)	H3
Recommended:			H3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 710 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 17 Jul 2018

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Ajdabiya
Origin or pseudonym:	Sandy Desert
Date:	2006
Latitude:	27.46099°N
Longitude:	22.36440°E
Mass (g):	1870.3
Pieces:	1
Class:	H3
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	18.2±7.2 (n=11)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	18.0±9.1 (n=4)
Wollastonite (mol%):	2.4±1.6 (n=4)
Classifier:	R. Greenwood, OU
Type spec mass (g):	22.5
Type spec location:	OU
Main mass:	Joe Bazyk
Finder:	Joe Bazyk
Comments:	work name B1; submitted by Richard Greenwood, Hélène Greenwood

Institutions
and collections

OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(27° 27' 40"N, 22° 21' 52"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites from Ajdabiya, Libya (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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