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Northwest Africa 1948
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 1948
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 1948
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 116 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 88  (2004)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2884 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:
  MB88
  Table 4
  Line 104:
Place of purchase:Zagora
Date:P Jun 2003
Mass (g):116
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):30.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.6
Classifier:T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):20.7
Type spec location:ASU
Main mass:Hupé
Institutions
   and collections		 ASU: Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1404, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 14 Jan 2012)
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 88, MAPS 39, A215-A272 (2004)
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Shinishi Kato   
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Ryan Upchurch   
Woreczko Jan & Wadi   
Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9111 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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