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| Basic information | Name: Metameur 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: Tunisia Mass:  17 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6415 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Mar 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 91:
Metameur 002 33°21′09N, 10°26′01′′E Metameur, Tunisia Find: 25 December 2005 Ordinary chondrite (H4) History and physical characteristics: A small single stone of 17 g was found in the district of the small town of Metameur. Petrography and geochemistry: (T. Jording and A. Bischoff, Mün) Fa18.5 and Fs16. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4); S2, W3–4. Type specimen: A 5 g sample and one polished thin section are on deposit in Mün. An anonymous finder, who is Tunisian, holds the main mass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB91 Table 1 Line 20: |
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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 81 approved meteorites from Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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