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| Basic information | Name: New Halfa This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1994 Country: Sudan Mass:  12 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 2024 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 78:
New Halfa Atbara Province, Kassala, Sudan Fell 1994 November 8, 5:30 local time Ordinary chondrite (L4, S3) The fall occurred near village No. 9, 15 km NE of New Halfa and was witnessed by Khalil Mohamed Khalil and Ibrahim Hamed from this village. Seven larger specimens, ranging from 5 kg to 100 g, and many small ones were collected by the Geological Research Authority of the Sudan. The total recovered mass was ~12 kg. Classification and analysis: olivine Fa23.5; pyroxene Fs19.4; light/dark structure and black veins; M. Schliestedt, Institute of Mineralogy, University of Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany, and R. Bartoschewitz, Lehmweg 53, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany. The main mass is located at the Geological Research Authority of the Sudan, Kharthoum. Research specimen and information: R. Bartoschewitz. Writeup from MB 108: Correction New Halfa
Meteoritical Bulletin 78 incorrectly described the locality of the fall. It actually occurred near Village No. 19 of the New Halfa agricultural scheme in Sudan. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 78, Meteoritics 30, 792-796 (1995) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Ash Sharqiyah, Sudan This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites from Sudan (plus 1 unapproved name) | ||||||||||||||||
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