Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 059

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Northwest Africa 059

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 059
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 059
Observed fall: No
Year found: unknown
Country: Algeria
Mass: 27 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H3.9/4
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	H3.9/4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H3.9/4
Recommended:			H3.9/4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites classified as H3.9/4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 4
  Line 27:

Origin or pseudonym:	El Aouina Souatar
Place of purchase:	¶
Latitude:	31°50'N
Longitude:	2°56'W
Mass (g):	27 kg
Pieces:	several
Class:	H3.9/4
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W1/2
Fayalite (mol%):	19
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.6
Classifier:	A. Bischoff and L. Niemann (Mün)
Main mass:	JNMC
Comments:	Fragments were found in two different, unknown localities, but all of those examined are similar to each other, and all material has been mixed together.

Institutions
and collections

JNMC: jnmczurich, P.O. Box 208, CH-8155 Niederhasli, Switzerland; Website (private address; updated 4 Feb 2014)
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. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Hanno Strufe

Geography:

Algeria

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(31° 50'N, 2° 56'W)
Recommended::	(31° 50'N, 2° 56'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 35 approved meteorites from Bechar, Algeria (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 1356 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)

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