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Hammadah al Hamra 059
Basic information Name: Hammadah al Hamra 059
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 059
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1994
Country: Libya
Mass:help 143 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 80  (1996)  Eucrite
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Eucrite-br
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Eucrite-mmict
Recommended:  Eucrite-mmict    [explanation]

This is 1 of 272 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-mmict.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites
Data from:
  MB80
  Table 3
  Line 18:
Latitude:28°56.73'N
Longitude:13°04.17'E
Mass (g):143
Pieces:1
Class:Eucrite
Weathering grade:W3
Ferrosilite (mol%):62.2 (n=32) 2nd px generation: 34.9 (n=5)
Classifier:D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:Mün
Main mass:anonymous finder
Comments:br; An74-93; Weber and Bischoff (1996)
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° 56' 44"N, 13° 4' 10"E)
     Recommended::   (28° 56' 44"N, 13° 4' 10"E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 7.4 m apart

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 1537 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
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