Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 007

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Northwest Africa 007

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 007
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 007
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Morocco
Mass: 15 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	LL5
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	LL5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL5
Recommended:			LL5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 3204 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 9
  Line 7:

Origin or pseudonym:	Bonkzhy
Place of purchase:	Tagounite
Latitude:	29°55'N
Longitude:	5°35'W
Mass (g):	15
Pieces:	2
Class:	LL5
Shock stage:	S5
Weathering grade:	W0
Fayalite (mol%):	27.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	24.3
Classifier:	S. Afanasiev and M. Ivanova (Vernad)
Type spec location:	Vernad

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 84, MAPS 35, A199-A225 (2000)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(29° 55'N, 5° 35'W)
Recommended::	(29° 55'N, 5° 35'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 73 approved meteorites from Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco (plus 4 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 1967 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 37 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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