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| Basic information | Name: Metameur 003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: Tunisia Mass:  126 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 1930 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4. [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:
Metameur 003 33°24.2′N, 10°27.5′E Metameur, Tunisia Find: 25 February 2005 Ordinary chondrite (L4) History and physical characteristics: A single rock of 126 g was found in the district of the small town of Metameur. Petrography and geochemistry: (T. Jording and A. Bischoff, Mün) Fa26 and Fs19.5±3.2 (pyroxene is still slightly unequilibrated). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4); S3,W3. Type specimen: 22 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 21: |
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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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