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| Basic information | Name: Beni Semguine This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Morocco Mass:  18 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites classified as H5-an. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 83:
Beni Semguine Morocco Found before 1998 August Ordinary chondrite (H5, Willaroy-like) A 150 g meteorite was brought to the attention of Bruno Fectay and Carine Bidaut by nomads seeking to sell the specimen. Find circumstances are not well known. Classification and mineralogy (P. Sipiera, Harper ): olivine, Fa14.2 ±0.4 (n = 13); pyroxene, Fs12.5 ±0.4 Wo1.4 ±0.1 (n = 7); mineral compositions similar to Willaroy. Specimens: type specimen, 1.8 g, DuPont; main mass, Fectay. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
DuPont: James M. DuPont Meteorite Collection, Deposited at FMNH in 2008., United States (private address; updated 1 Jun 2012) Fectay: Bruno Fectay and Carine Bidaut, La Memoire de la Terre SARL, 39800 Aumont, France; Website (private address) Harper: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 73 approved meteorites from Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco (plus 4 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1370 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 16 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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