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Northwest Africa 2364
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2364
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2364
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1493 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  CV3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CV3
Recommended:  CV3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 256 approved meteorites classified as CV3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV-CK clan chondrites, CV chondrites, and Carbonaceous chondrites
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 205:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:2004
Mass (g):1493
Pieces:18
Class:CV3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):36.1-48.4
Classifier:Ted Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):24.2
Type spec location:NAU
Comments:Allende-like matrix
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA; Website (institutional address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Arizonaskies   
Don Edwards   
Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 3506 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 2663 unapproved names)

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