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Tanezrouft 010

Basic information

Name: Tanezrouft 010
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Tnz 010
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Algeria
Mass: 2.5 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 72	(1992)	L(LL)3
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L/LL3
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L/LL3
Recommended:			L/LL3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 31 approved meteorites classified as L/LL3. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L/LL chondrites, L/LL chondrites (type 3), LL chondrites, Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB72
  Table 12
  Line 1:

Latitude:	26°4.39'N
Longitude:	0°22.10'E
Mass (g):	2500
Pieces:	58
Class:	L(LL)3
Fayalite (mol%):	21.8 ± 9.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	14.0 ± 8.3
Classifier:	classification and information, A. Bischoff, Institut fur Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, D-4400 Munster, Germany. Analysts: A. Bischoff, W. Beckerling, M. Endress, T. Geiger, T. Grund
Main mass:	finder

Institutions
and collections

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

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 72, Meteoritics 27, 109-117 (1992)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(26° 4' 23"N, 0° 22' 6"E)
Recommended::	(26° 4' 23"N, 0° 22' 6"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 190 approved meteorites from Adrar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1277 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 29 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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