Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for El Djouf 001

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El Djouf 001

Basic information

Name: El Djouf 001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1989
Country: Algeria
Mass: 1250 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 188 approved meteorites classified as CR2. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites

Data from:
  MB71
  Table 3
  Line 1:

Latitude:	23°26'N
Longitude:	1°25'W
Mass (g):	1250
Pieces:	30
Class:	C2-Ren
Fayalite (mol%):	4.8(0-49)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	2.8(1-6)
Classifier:	1) J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany. 2) 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:	J. Otto, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albert-Str.23b, Universitat Freiburg, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany. 2) A. Bischoff, Institut fur Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany
Main mass:	finder

Institutions
and collections

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
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(23° 26'N, 1° 25'W)
Recommended::	(23° 26'N, 1° 25'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 195 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1315 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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