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Northwest Africa 2431
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2431
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2431
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 36 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  CO3.3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CO3.3
Recommended:  CO3.3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites classified as CO3.3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 244:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:2004
Mass (g):36
Pieces:1
Class:CO3.3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):37.2-41.4
Classifier:Ted Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):3.6
Type spec location:NAU
Comments:Cr2O3 in olivine =0.06-0.10
Institutions
   and collections
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards   
Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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