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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 1290 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 1290 Observed fall: No Year found: 2002 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2051 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 30 Oct 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 1290 (NWA 1290) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2002 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) History: Purchased by Adam and Greg Hupé in 2002 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS; T. Bunch, NAU) Well-formed chondrules occur in a recrystallized matrix containing altered metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.2-24.6, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs3.8-5.2Wo3.0-1.3; Fs18.5Wo0.4; N = 3), subcalcic augite (Fs10.5-10.8Wo31.6-33.1, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4). Specimens: 22.8 g including one polished thin section at UCLA; 3.67 g at PSF; remainder with AHupé. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) AHupé: Adam C. Hupé, 2807 China Cove, Laughlin, NV 89029, United States; Website (private address; updated 29 Jun 2013) Hupe: (old address—now see GHupé or AHupé) G. and A. Hupe, 2616 Lake Youngs Court SE, Renton, WA 98058., United States (private address) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names) |