Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Hammadah al Hamra 181

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Hammadah al Hamra 181

Basic information

Name: Hammadah al Hamra 181
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: HaH 181
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1996
Country: Libya
Mass: 1133 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 81	(1997)	LL4-6
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL4-6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL4-6
Recommended:			LL4-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites classified as LL4-6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB81
  Table 3
  Line 35:

Latitude:	28°35.07'N
Longitude:	12°54.27'E
Mass (g):	1133
Pieces:	2
Class:	LL4-6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	29.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):	24.8
Classifier:	D. Weber and A. Bischoff, Mün
Type spec location:	Mün
Main mass:	anonymous finder or at MNB
Comments:	br

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Mün: 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. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)

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Geography:

Libya

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(28° 35' 4"N, 12° 54' 16"E)
Recommended::	(28° 35' 4"N, 12° 54' 16"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 8.9 m apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 214 approved meteorites from Gharyan, Libya (plus 16 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1540 approved meteorites from Libya (plus 23 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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