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Northwest Africa 2636

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 2636
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2636
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 51 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 106	(2018)	CV3
Recommended:			CV3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 612 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 10 Apr 2017

Writeup

Writeup from MB 106:

Northwest Africa 2636 (NWA 2636)

Northwest Africa

Purchased: 2004

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

History: Purchased by Adam Hupé in 2004 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco.

Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS; T. Bunch & J. Wittke, NAU) Granular chondrules (some rimmed, apparent diameter 600±300 μm) and CAI occur in a fine grained matrix (~35 vol.%, orange-brown in thin section).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_0.5-54.6, N = 3), orthopyroxene (Fs_1.5-11.9Wo_1.3-1.8, N = 3), clinopyroxene (Fs_1.7Wo_37.6; Fs_0.7Wo_46.8; N = 2).

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3).

Specimens: 10.3 g including one polished thin section at PSF; remainder with AHupé.

Data from:
  MB106
  Table 0
  Line 0:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P 2004
Mass (g):	51
Pieces:	1
Class:	CV3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	low
Fayalite (mol%):	0.5-54.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	1.5-11.9
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.3-1.8
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS; T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	10.3
Type spec location:	PSF
Main mass:	A. Hupe
Comments:	A1001; submitted by A. Irving

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)
AHupé: Adam C. Hupé, 2807 China Cove, Laughlin, NV 89029, United States; Website (private address; updated 29 Jun 2013)
Hupe: (old address—now see GHupé or AHupé) G. and A. Hupe, 2616 Lake Youngs Court SE, Renton, WA 98058., United States (private address)

Catalogs:

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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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Public domain photographs:
A. Irving

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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