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| Basic information | Name: Hezma This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: Tunisia Mass:  62 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 190 approved meteorites classified as L5/6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Mar 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 91:
Hezma 33°15′N, 10°28′E Hezma, Tunisia Find: 31 March 2002 Ordinary chondrite (L5/6) History and physical characteristics: A single rock of 62 g was found ~10 km south of Medenine in the Hezma area. Petrography and mineral compositions: (T. Jording and A. Bischoff, Mün) Fa24 and Fs20.5. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L5/6); S3, W1–2. Type specimen: 12 g and one polished thin section are on deposit at Mün. An anonymous finder, who is Tunisian, holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB91 Table 1 Line 18: |
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| Institutions and collections |
IfP: 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. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Madaniyin, Tunisia This is 1 of 80 approved meteorites from Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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