Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Hammadah al Hamra 093

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Hammadah al Hamra 093

Basic information

Name: Hammadah al Hamra 093
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 093
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1995
Country: Libya
Mass: 197 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 80	(1996)	LL3.9
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL3.9
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL3.9
Recommended:			LL3.9 [explanation]

This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites classified as LL3.9. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 52:

Latitude:	28°39.88'N
Longitude:	13°22.87'E
Mass (g):	197
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL3.9
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	31.0±2.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	24.5±2.6
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder

Institutions
and collections

Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 80, MAPS 31, A175-A180 (1996)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 39' 53"N, 13° 22' 52"E)
Recommended::	(28° 39' 53"N, 13° 22' 52"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 8.1 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 161 approved meteorites from Ash Shati', Libya
This is 1 of 1506 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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