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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 435 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 435 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  428 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6493 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 20 Oct 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Northwest Africa 435 (NWA 435) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2003 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) Petrography: Chondrules are wel defined. Olivine exhibits sharp optical extinction. Chondrules range in diamter from 0.25 to 2.7 mm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) Gessler: Nicholas Gessler, 2010 Calgary Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90077, United States (private address; updated 7 Jul 2016) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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