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| Basic information | Name: Hamadat Zegher 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: HZ 001 Observed fall: No Year found: 2018 Country: Libya Mass:  39 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 27 Mar 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Hamadat Zegher 001 (HZ 001) 27.10403°N, 11.17683°E Awbari, Libya Purchased: 2018 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: Purchased by the main mass holder from a local meteorite dealer in Morocco. Physical characteristics: Many small fragments some of which are partly covered by fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite is a brecciated carbonaceous chondrite composed of small chondrules (mean diameter about 250 μm), CAIs, and mineral fragments often surrounded by fine-grained dust rims. The Fe-rich matrix contains sulfides, abundant almost pure calcite and fibrous phyllosilicates. Geochemistry: Carbonates contain about 1 wt.% FeO and 0.15 wt.% MgO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Statistics: This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Awbari, Libya This is 1 of 1553 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 24 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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