Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 008

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Northwest Africa 008

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 008
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 008
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Morocco
Mass: 5 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4-5
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 84	(2000)	H4-5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4/5
Recommended:			H4/5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB84
  Table 9
  Line 8:

Origin or pseudonym:	Bonkzhy
Place of purchase:	Tagounite
Latitude:	29°55'N
Longitude:	5°35'W
Mass (g):	5
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4-5
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18.8 (17.4-22.0)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.4
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)

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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 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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