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Northwest Africa 2737
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2737
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2737
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2000
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 611 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  Martian (chassignite)
Recommended:  Martian (chassignite)    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as Martian (chassignite).   [show all]
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Comments: Approved 1 Jul 2005
Revised 3 Feb 2006: Revised writeup
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Writeup from MB 90:

Northwest Africa 2737

Morocco

Find: 2000

Achondrite (Martian, chassignite)

History: In August 2000, meteorite collectors discovered a stone fragmented into nine pieces (308 g, 128 g, 74 g, 47 g, 38 g, 6.4 g, 3.3 g, 2.0 g, and 4.3 g for a total mass of 611 g) in the western part of the Sahara.

Petrography and Geochemistry: (P. Beck, Ph. Gillet, B. Reynard, B. van de Moortele, ENSL; J.A. Barrat, M. Bohn, I. Cotton, UBO) Olivine (Fo78.2–79.1; Mn/Fe = 0.018; ~89.6 vol%), chromite (4.6 vol%), low-Ca pyroxene (En78.5Wo2.7Fs18.8 to En76.6Wo3.2Fs20.2), high-Ca pyroxenes (En73.5Wo8.0Fs18.5 to En64.0Wo22.1Fs13.9; Mn/Fe 0.030 [total of low- and high-Ca pyroxene ~4.1 vol%]), and sanidine glass (~1.6 vol%) with traces of apatite. The texture is that of a cumulate dominated by mm-size anhedral to subhedral olivine crystals, sometimes poikilitically enclosed in augite (En54.6Wo32.8Fs12.6 to En46.7Wo44.1Fs9.2). Oxygen isotopes: (I. Franchi, R. Greenwood, OU) δ17O = 2.40, δ18O = 4.02, ∆17O = 0.315; δ17O = 2.30, δ18O = 3.85, ∆17O = 0.295 (all ‰, n = 2). Furthermore, NWA 2737 displays trace element abundances similar to Chassigny. For example, its REE pattern resembles that of Chassigny but with a more pronounced LREE enrichment.

Classification: Achondrite (Martian, chassignite); highly shocked.

Specimens: A 20 g type specimen is on deposit at ENSL. B. Fectay and C. Bidaut of La Mémoire de la Terre hold the main mass.

Data from:
  MB90
  Table 2
  Line 71:
Place of purchase:Morocco
Date:2000
Mass (g):611
Pieces:9
Class:Martian
Type spec mass (g):20
Plots: O isotopes:  
Institutions
   and collections
ENSL: Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre, 46 allée d'Italie 69364 Lyon Cedex, France (institutional address; updated 27 Feb 2011)
OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011)
Fectay: Bruno Fectay and Carine Bidaut, La Memoire de la Terre SARL, 39800 Aumont, France; Website (private address)
UBO: Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, place Nicolas Copernic, F-29280 Plouzané Cedex, France (institutional address; updated 15 Sep 2017)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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Bruno Fectay and Carine Bidaut      
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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Synonymshelp: Diderot (Discredited field name)
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