Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Hammadah al Hamra 002

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Hammadah al Hamra 002

Basic information

Name: Hammadah al Hamra 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 002
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1990
Country: Libya
Mass: 375 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 71	(1991)	H4
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H3.9
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.9
Recommended:			H3.9 [explanation]

This is 1 of 44 approved meteorites classified as H3.9. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB71
  Table 4
  Line 1:

Latitude:	28°59'N
Longitude:	12°09'E
Mass (g):	375
Class:	H4
Fayalite (mol%):	17.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.3
Classifier:	A. Bischoff, Institut fur Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany; analysts: A. Bischoff, W. Beckerling, M. EndreB, T. Geiger, T. Grund, K. Metzler
Type spec location:	A. Bischoff, Institut fur Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany
Main mass:	finder

Institutions
and collections

Grund: H. Grundmann, Berlin, Germany (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 59'N, 12° 9'E)
Recommended::	(28° 59'N, 12° 9'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 213 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1506 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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