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| Basic information | Name: Acfer 049 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1989 Country: Algeria Mass:  82.9 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10985 approved meteorites (plus 20 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 83:
Acfer 049 Agemour, Algeria Found 1989 November 19 Ordinary chondrite (H6) An 82.9 g stone from the Acfer area has been recently classified (see Meteoritical Bulletins 71–74). Classification and mineralogy (H. Schulze, MNB): olivine, Fa17.6; pyroxene, Fs15.6; shock stage, S2; weathering grade, W1. Specimens: MNB. | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 420 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 1250 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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