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| Basic information | Name: Hammadah al Hamra 237 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: HaH 237 Observed fall: No Year found: 1997 Country: Libya Mass:  3.17 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites classified as CBb. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CB chondrites, CH-CB family, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 82:
Hammadah al Hamra 237 Libya Found 1997 October 18 Carbonaceous chondrite (CH) or "Bencubbinite" This meteorite has a high metal content of ~57 vol%. Other constituents are chondrules and silicate fragments. One CAI has been observed. Classification and analysis (J. Zipfel, MPI): Bulk composition: 69.6 wt% Fe, 2.48 ppm Ir, 0.14 ppm Au, 4.42 wt% Mg, 4.67 ppm Sc; for further details on grouping this meteorite with CH chondrites, see Zipfel et al. (1998a). Weisberg et al. (1998) group this meteorite with Bencubbin. Specimens: type specimen and two polished sections, MPI; main mass with finder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB82 Table 5 Line 198: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 161 approved meteorites from Ash Shati', Libya This is 1 of 1540 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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