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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 968 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 968 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  20 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sLH. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 Aug 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Northwest Africa 968 (NWA 968) (Northwest Africa) Found: unknown Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB-sLH) Petrography (J. Wasson, UCLA): Iron with silicates (roughly 30% of area). There is extensive corrosion, up to 1.7 mm. Kamacite bandwidth 80±20 μm. Numerous patches (~5 mm across) have different octahedral orientations. Taenite well developed. Dark plessite is acicular. Silicates intimately mixed with FeS. Geochemistry: Co (mg/g) 5.45, Ni (mg/g) 132.5, Ga (µg/g) 26.8, Ge (µg/g) <200, As (µg/g) 21.9, Ir (µg/g) 1.96, Au (µg/g) 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 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) GHupé: Gregory M. Hupé, 9003 Placid Lakes Blvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9013 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||