Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Aguemour 003

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Aguemour 003

Basic information

Name: Aguemour 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1990
Country: Algeria
Mass: 809 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 72	(1992)	L6
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12583 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB72
  Table 2
  Line 3:

Latitude:	27°22'N
Longitude:	4°30'E
Mass (g):	809
Pieces:	1
Class:	L6
Fayalite (mol%):	25.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21.5
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
Comments:	Br, Sh-v, Ri

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:	(27° 22'N, 4° 30'E)
Recommended::	(27° 22'N, 4° 30'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 426 approved meteorites from Tamanghasset, Algeria (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1315 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Agemour 003 (From MetBase)

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