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Northwest Africa 1897
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 1897
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 1897
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 109 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  LL5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3295 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB88
  Table 4
  Line 64:
Origin or pseudonym:Bouymarchene-Boudnib, Morocco
Date:2002
Mass (g):109
Pieces:2
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S4/5
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):31
Ferrosilite (mol%):26.7
Classifier:R. Greenwood, Open
Type spec mass (g):27.1
Main mass:MFranco
Finder:MFranco
Institutions
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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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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