Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 776

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Northwest Africa 776

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 776
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 776
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Morocco
Mass: 49 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Howardite
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 85	(2001)	Howardite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Howardite
Recommended:			Howardite [explanation]

This is 1 of 451 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites

Writeup

Writeup from MB 85:

Northwest Africa 776

Morocco

Purchased 2000

Achondrite (howardite)

A 49 g crusted stone was purchased in Morocco. Mineralogy and classification (T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU): a polymict breccia; contains large orthopyroxene fragments (Fs₂₉Wo₂) and clasts of eucrites, diogenites, gabbroic and glassy fragments; matrix divided into gray and very dark flow segregations; plagioclase, An₈₇; shock stage, S3; weathering grade, W1. Specimens, 10.1 g and a thin section, NAU; main mass with buyer.

Data from:
  MB85
  Table 4
  Line 214:

Date:	P 2000
Mass (g):	49
Pieces:	1
Class:	Howardite

Institutions
and collections

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. 85, MAPS 36, A293-A322 (2001)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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