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Northwest Africa 3111
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 3111
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 3111
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 356 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL3.9
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL3.9
Recommended:  LL3.9    [explanation]

This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites classified as LL3.9.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 452:
Origin or pseudonym:Morocco
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:2003
Mass (g):356
Pieces:1
Class:LL3.9
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):26.0-30.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):21.2-23.6
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):20.1
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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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