Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 2055

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Northwest Africa 2055

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 2055
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2055
Observed fall: No
Year found: unknown
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 148 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 89	(2005)	H4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 67:

Place of purchase:	Zagora
Mass (g):	148
Pieces:	1
Class:	H4
Shock stage:	S2/3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	18.0-18.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.6-17
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):	21

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
the Hupe collection

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)

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