Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for El Atchane 003

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El Atchane 003

Basic information

Name: El Atchane 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Algeria
Mass: 9 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 73	(1992)	L6
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB73
  Table 2
  Line 3:

Latitude:	29°45.56'N
Longitude:	04°12.51'E
Mass (g):	9000
Pieces:	4
Class:	L6
Fayalite (mol%):	24.7
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.9
Classifier:	A. Bischoff and T. Geiger, Institut fir Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany.; Analysts: A. Bischoff, T. Geiger, T. Grund
Main mass:	Museum fur Naturkunde, Humboldt Universitat Berlin Germany (also the Algerian meteorites listed in Bulletin 71 72)
Comments:	Sh-v

Institutions
and collections

Grund: H. Grundmann, Berlin, Germany (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(29° 45' 34"N, 4° 12' 31"E)
Recommended::	(29° 45' 34"N, 4° 12' 31"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites from Ouargla, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1356 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Hamadet el Atchane 003 (From MetBase)

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