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Northwest Africa 046

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 046
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 046
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Algeria
Mass: 422 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H3.8
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	H3.8
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.8
Recommended:			H3.8 [explanation]

This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as H3.8. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 4
  Line 14:

Origin or pseudonym:	Taouz
Place of purchase:	Denver, CO
Date:	P Sep 1999
Latitude:	30°54'N
Longitude:	3°59'W
Mass (g):	422
Pieces:	2
Class:	H3.8
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	18.7
Classifier:	A. Rubin (UCLA)
Type spec mass (g):	188
Type spec location:	UCLA and TCU
Main mass:	Morgan

Institutions
and collections

TCU: Oscar E. Monnig Collection, Department of Geology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX 76129, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 24 Feb 2012)
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

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Michel Girard

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(30° 54'N, 3° 59'W)
Recommended::	(30° 54'N, 3° 59'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 35 approved meteorites from Bechar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1358 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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