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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 2631 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 2631 Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 2.7 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11568 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 30 Oct 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Northwest Africa 2631 (NWA 2631) (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, NAU) Sparse chondrules occur in a recrystallized matrix containing lightly stained metal. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa19.5-19.7, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs16.5-16.7Wo1.9-1.4; N = 2), clinopyroxene (Fs5.6-6.1Wo45.7-44.9, N = 2). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5). Specimens: 25.8 g plus one polished thin section at PSF; remainder with Farmer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
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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 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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