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Northwest Africa 2088 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 2088 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 2088 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 252 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 660 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB online:
Northwest Africa 2088 Morocco Found 2003 Achondrite (ureilite) A single complete stone of 252 g was purchased in Rissani, Morocco in 2003 November. Description and classification (J. Wittke and T. Bunch, NAU): typical ureilite of low metamorphic grade; contains graphite flakes and limited development of silicate rim reduction and interstitial metal. No evidence of preferred grain orientation. Pigeonite shows pronounced {100} lamellar twinning. Olivine cores, Fa10.3, rims Fa7.8; pigeonite, Fs9.1Wo7.3. Shock level, S3; weathering grade, W2. Specimens: type specimen 20.7 g, and one thin section, NAU; main mass, MFarmer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB89 Table 7 Line 87: |
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Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) MFarmer: Michael Farmer, P.O. Box 86059, Tucson, AZ 85754-6059, United States; Website (private address) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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