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Northwest Africa 2611
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2611
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2611
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1762 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 101  (2012)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 17 Aug 2012
Data from:
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Place of purchase:Zagora
Date:P 2004
Mass (g):1762
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):18.7 (18.4-19.0;n=12)
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.0 (15.7-18.3; n=10)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.6 (1.4-1.8; n=10)
Magnetic suscept.:4.56
Classifier:R. Bartoschewitz, Bart; P. Appel, B. Mader, Kiel
Type spec mass (g):21.0
Type spec location:Kiel
Main mass:AitAzziz
Finder:anonymous
Comments:breccia, An12.3Or6.1; submitted by R. Bartoschewitz
Institutions
   and collections		 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)
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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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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