Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 1251

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Northwest Africa 1251

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 1251
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 1251
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 122 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	H5/6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5/6
Recommended:			H5/6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 256 approved meteorites classified as H5/6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 8
  Line 57:

Origin or pseudonym:	Morocco
Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P 2002
Mass (g):	122
Pieces:	1
Class:	H5/6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	18.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.4
Magnetic suscept.:	5.29
Classifier:	M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP and R. Rochette, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):	28.5
Main mass:	MChin
Comments:	NWA 1251 and 1252 are probably paired; native Cu

Institutions
and collections

CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)
MChin: Matteo Chinellato, Via Triestina, 126/A-30030 Tessera, Venezia, Italy; Website (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 87, MAPS 38, A189-A248 (2003)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
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Matteo Chinellato

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Coordinates:

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Statistics:
This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)

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