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Ashuwairif 002

Basic information

Name: Ashuwairif 002
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: Libya
Mass: 11.95 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 98	(2010)	L5/6
Recommended:			L5/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 191 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 17 Feb 2010

Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 16:

State/Prov/County:	Gharyan
Date:	15-Nov-2008
Latitude:	29°22'47" N
Longitude:	14°16'11" E
Mass (g):	11953
Pieces:	6
Class:	L5/6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	24
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20
Classifier:	A. Bischoff, K. Metzler, J. Roszjar
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	IfP
Comments:	shock veins present; submitted by A. Bischoff

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. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Recommended::	(29° 22' 47"N, 14° 16' 11"E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1539 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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