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| Basic information | Name: Namib Desert This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 Country: Namibia Mass:  1000 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 5963 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 59:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA, STONY METEORITE Name: NAMIB DESERT Place of find: Between Sossusvlei and the Witteberg, Namibia. 24°45'S., 15°22'E. Date of find: April 22, 1979 Class and type: Stone. Chondrite, type 4. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 1 kg approximately Circumstances of find: Not reported. Source: Dr. E. Holm, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 59, Meteoritics 16, 193-199 (1981)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Swakopmund, Namibia This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Namibia (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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