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Marsa Alam 004

Basic information

Name: Marsa Alam 004
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: MA 004
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2014
Country: Egypt
Mass: 37.6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 104	(2015)	L5-6
Recommended:			L5-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 60 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 23 May 2015

Data from:
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State/Prov/County:	Al Bahr al Ahmar
Date:	2014 Nov 21
Latitude:	25°17.99'N
Longitude:	34°44.28'E
Mass (g):	37.6
Pieces:	1
Class:	L5-6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	23.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.0
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.5
Classifier:	C. A. Lorenz, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):	10.47
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	Mr. M. Abdrakhimov
Finder:	Mr. M. Abdrakhimov
Comments:	Field name: IZGM; Analyst N. N. Kononkova, Vernad; submitted by C. A. Lorenz

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Timur Kriachko

Geography:

Egypt

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(25° 17' 59"N, 34° 44' 17"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites from Al Bahr al Ahmar, Egypt
This is 1 of 80 approved meteorites from Egypt (plus 12 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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