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Northwest Africa 1894
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 1894
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 1894
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 76 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  L6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB88
  Table 4
  Line 61:
Origin or pseudonym:Ouad Esfaa, Tamasinite Boudnib
Date:2002
Mass (g):76
Pieces:2
Class:L6
Shock stage:S4/5
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):26.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.8
Classifier:R. Greenwood, Open
Type spec mass (g):22.5
Main mass:MFranco
Finder:MFranco
Institutions
   and collections		 MFranco: Michel Franco (of Caillou Noir), 100 Chemin des Campenes 74400 Les Praz de Chamonix, France; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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