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Northwest Africa 2173
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2173
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2173
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 13 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2923 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:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 114:
Origin or pseudonym:Morocco (Desert)
Date:Jun 2001
Mass (g):13 kg
Pieces:Many
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):27.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.7
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):25.49
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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