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Jabal Zaltan 004
Basic information Name: Jabal Zaltan 004
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Libya
Mass:help 398 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 107  (2018)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11505 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 17 Jul 2018
Data from:
  MB107
  Table 0
  Line 0:
State/Prov/County:Ajdabiya
Origin or pseudonym:Arid Plateau
Date:2006
Latitude:28.28916°N
Longitude:20.30314°E
Mass (g):397.9
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):18.3±0.3 (n=6)
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.9±0.8 (n=5)
Wollastonite (mol%):0.3±0.7 (n=5)
Classifier:R. Greenwood, OU
Type spec mass (g):45.9
Type spec location:OU
Main mass:Joe Bazyk
Finder:Joe Bazyk
Comments:work name E3; submitted by Richard Greenwood, Hélène Greenwood
Institutions
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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::   (28° 17' 21"N, 20° 18' 11"E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites from Ajdabiya, Libya (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1552 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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