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| Basic information | Name: Aammiq This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2000 Country: Lebanon Mass:  596 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6544 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 15 Dec 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Aammiq 33°42’N, 35°50’E Al Biqa’, Lebanon Find: ca. 2000 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H6) History: The unknown finder gave the sample to Estephan Abboud who gave it to François Escuillié. The sample was then deposited for identification with Sibelle Maksoud and Dany Ayzar, Lebanese University, Beirut, who brought it to Geneva for classification. Physical characteristics: Complete stone, showing dark brownish to black surface, with relics of fusion crust. Petrography: . Classification: Based on petrography and mineral composition this meteorite is classified as H6. Specimens: 42.2 g and one polished thin section at MHNGE, main mass at Museum MIM, Beirut. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MHNGE: Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Route de Malagnou 1, CH-1211 Genève 6
, Switzerland (institutional address; updated 27 Oct 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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Geography:
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Al Biqa', Lebanon This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Lebanon (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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