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Northwest Africa 2026
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2026
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2026
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 27.6 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  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 3 Nov 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 10:
Origin or pseudonym:Morocco/Algeria
Date:2001
Mass (g):27.6
Pieces:1
Class:L6
Weathering grade:W2
Magnetic suscept.:4.85
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz
Type spec mass (g):6.1
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:Frey
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
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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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