Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 1651

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Northwest Africa 1651

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 1651
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 1651
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 19.8 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 87	(2003)	LL6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB87
  Table 8
  Line 213:

Place of purchase:	Morocco
Date:	P 2002
Mass (g):	19.8
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL6
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	28.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	24
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	4
Main mass:	Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin
Comments:	impact melt rock

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; 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
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

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

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