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Djebel In-Azzene
Basic information Name: Djebel In-Azzene
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1990
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 12.5 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 71  (1991)  IIIAB
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIIB
Recommended:  Iron, IIIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 341 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB.   [show all]
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Djebel In-Azzene

Plateau du Tademait, Algeria

Found 1990

Iron. Medium Octahedrite (IIIAB)

See "Acfer" for recovery circumstances. A single mass of 12.5 kg was found. Classification and analysis, Ni 10.3%, Co 0.50%, Ga 18 ppm, Ge 33 ppm, Ir 0.018 ppm, B. Spettel and H. Palme, MPI Chemie, Mainz, Germany.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27° 52'N, 0° 27'E)
     Recommended::   (27° 52'N, 0° 27'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 200 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1336 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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