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Northwest Africa 2630 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 2630 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 2630 Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 6.4 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11505 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 8 Mar 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 2630 (NWA 2630) Northwest Africa Purchased: 2004 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: Purchased by Michael Farmer in 2004 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS; T. Bunch & J. Wittke, NAU) Sparse chondrules are present in a recrystallized matrix containing altered metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.5-19.6, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs16.6-16.7Wo1.3-1.2, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs8.4-10.1Wo44.1-43.3, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5). Specimens: 89 g including one polished thin section at PSF; remainder with MFarmer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) MFarmer: Michael Farmer, P.O. Box 86059, Tucson, AZ 85754-6059, United States; Website (private address) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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