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| Basic information | Name: Boura 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2020 Country: Algeria Mass:  7 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6407 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 Jun 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Boura 001 26°39’58.38’’N, 1°13’46.14’’W Adrar, Algeria Purchased: 21 Mar 2020 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: The meteorite was found east of the Erg Chech region in Algeria and subsequently acquired by the mass holder. Physical characteristics: Brownish rock without fusion crust. Petrography: The meteorite displays a chondritic texture with small, partly flattened chondrules (mean diameter about 0.3 mm) in a fine-grained dark matrix that contains sulfides and abundant FeNi metal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 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 Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Statistics: This is 1 of 187 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1270 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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