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Northwest Africa 2226
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2226
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2226
Observed fall: No
Year found: unknown
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1004 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  Howardite
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Howardite
Recommended:  Howardite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 439 approved meteorites classified as Howardite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 133:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Mass (g):1004
Pieces:1
Class:How
Weathering grade:W1
Ferrosilite (mol%):26-51; peak:36
Classifier:A. Bischoff, A. Sokol, M. Niemeier, Mün
Type spec mass (g):30
Comments:An91±2
Institutions
   and collections		 Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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