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Northwest Africa 2219
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2219
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2219
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 260 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 94  (2008)  Diogenite
Recommended:  Diogenite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 4 May 2008
Data from:
  MB94
  Table 2
  Line 3:
State/Prov/County:Tucson
Date:Jan-2006
Mass (g):260
Pieces:1
Class:Diogenite
Fayalite (mol%):27.9-28.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.6-26.3
Wollastonite (mol%):3.3-3.9
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):20.6
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:DGregory
Comments:Plagioclase An83.7–84.4Or 0.5
Institutions
   and collections		 UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
DGregory: David Gregory, 230 First Avenue, Suite 108, St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 4P5, Canada (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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