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Northwest Africa 1532
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 1532
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 1532
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 205 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  L6
Recommended:  L6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 12727 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 28 Mar 2007
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 2
  Line 56:
Place of purchase:Cologne, Germany
Date:2001 Aug
Mass (g):205
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):24.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):20.7
Wollastonite (mol%):1.8
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, Bart; microprobe-support by P. Appel and B. Mader, Kiel
Type spec mass (g):20.4
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:Neu
Institutions
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Kiel: Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Ludewig-Mayn-Str. 10, D-24118 Kiel, Germany, Germany (institutional address; updated 13 Sep 2013)
Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)
Neu: No contact information provided. (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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