Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 476

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Northwest Africa 476

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 476
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 476
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1999
Country: Morocco
Mass: 344 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 86	(2002)	H6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6826 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB86
  Table 6
  Line 22:

Origin or pseudonym:	Er Rachidia 007
Date:	1999?
Latitude:	32°01.7'N
Longitude:	4°09.5'W
Mass (g):	344
Pieces:	1
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	18.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.8
Classifier:	S. V. Afanasiev (Vernad)
Type spec mass (g):	71.53
Type spec location:	Vernad
Main mass:	S. V. Afanasiev

Institutions
and collections

Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(32° 2'N, 4° 10'W)
Recommended::	(32° 1' 42"N, 4° 9' 30"W)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 1 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 62 approved meteorites from Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Er Rachidia 007 (From MetBase)

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