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Northwest Africa 3112
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 3112
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 3112
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 143 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 89  (2005)  LL3
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  LL3
Recommended:  LL3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 487 approved meteorites classified as LL3.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Data from:
  MB89
  Table 7
  Line 453:
Origin or pseudonym:Morocco
Place of purchase:Zagora
Date:2003
Mass (g):143
Pieces:1
Class:LL3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):27.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):24
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):20.5
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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 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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