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Northwest Africa 2255
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2255
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2255
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Algeria
Mass:help 110.7 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8891 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 140:
Origin or pseudonym:Algeria
Date:16 Jan 2001
Latitude:27°56'N
Longitude:7°47'W
Mass (g):110.7
Pieces:1
Class:L5
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):25
Ferrosilite (mol%):24
Classifier:A. Seddiki, Université d'Oran, Es-Sénia, Algeria, and Universitè Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France; B. Moine, J.Y. Cottin, Universitè Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France. V. Sautter, J.P. Lorand, M. Denise, MNHNP)
Type spec mass (g):23.7
Main mass:MNHNP
Institutions
   and collections		 MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography:

Algeria
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (27° 56'N, 7° 47'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 60 approved meteorites from Tindouf, Algeria (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1358 approved meteorites from Algeria (plus 30 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters)
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