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Acfer 087

Basic information

Name: Acfer 087
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1990
Country: Algeria
Mass: 163 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 71	(1991)	CR2
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	CR2
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	CR2
Recommended:			CR2 [explanation]

This is 1 of 185 approved meteorites classified as CR2. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites

Data from:
  MB71
  Table 1
  Line 21:

Latitude:	27°42'N
Longitude:	4°16'E
Mass (g):	163
Pieces:	9
Class:	C2-Ren
Fayalite (mol%):	4.6(0-44)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	2.73 (1-6)
Classifier:	A. Bischoff, Institut fur Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany; analysts: A. Bischoff, W. Beckerling, M. EndreB, T. Geiger, T. Grund, K. Metzler
Type spec location:	A. Bischoff, Institut fur Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany
Main mass:	finder

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

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References:

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

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
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Brice D. Hornback

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(27° 42'N, 4° 16'E)
Recommended::	(27° 42'N, 4° 16'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 426 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1358 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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