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Northwest Africa 2886
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2886
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2886
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 754 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL6
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 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 392:
Date:Feb 2003
Mass (g):754
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):31.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):26.1
Classifier:M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Type spec mass (g):27.5
Main mass:MFranco, Caillou Noir
Institutions
   and collections		 MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)
Caillou Noir: Caillou Noir 100 Chemin des Campenes, 74400 Chamonix, France; Website (private address)
MFranco: Michel Franco (of Caillou Noir), 100 Chemin des Campenes 74400 Les Praz de Chamonix, France; Website (private address)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 89, MAPS 40, A201-A263 (2005)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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