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Jiddat al Harasis 444

Basic information

Name: Jiddat al Harasis 444
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: JaH 444
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: Oman
Mass: 68 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 95	(2009)	L4
Recommended:			L4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 1715 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 9 Jan 2009

Data from:
  MB95
  Table 7
  Line 62:

State/Prov/County:	Al Wusta, Oman
Origin or pseudonym:	Desert plain
Date:	11-Mar-07
Latitude:	19°36.112'N
Longitude:	56°25.549'E
Mass (g):	68
Pieces:	1
Class:	L4
Magnetic suscept.:	4.45
Classifier:	E. Gnos, E. Janots, B. Hofmann
Type spec mass (g):	68
Type spec location:	NMBE
Main mass:	NMBE
Finder:	A. Al-Kathiri, E. Gnos, E. Janots, B. Hofmann, L. Huber
Comments:	Paired with JaH 440

Institutions
and collections

NMBE: Natural History Museum Bern Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland, Switzerland; Website (institutional address; updated 2 Mar 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(19° 36' 7"N, 56° 25' 33"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 1753 approved meteorites from Al Wusta, Oman (plus 75 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 3983 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 374 unapproved names)

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