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Northwest Africa 2690
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2690
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2690
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 15 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  Eucrite
Recommended:  Eucrite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 616 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 3 Feb 2006
Data from:
  MB113
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Classifier:J. Wittke and T. Bunch
Type spec location:NAU* type specimen now at ROM. 25.9 g plus one polished thin section at ROM.
Comments:Work name 622, thin section QTL5
Data from:
  MB90
  Table 2
  Line 40:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2004
Mass (g):15000
Pieces:many
Class:Euc
Shock stage:medium-high
Weathering grade:W2
Classifier:J. Wittke and T. Bunch
Type spec mass (g):35
Type spec location:NAU*
Comments:Paired with NWA 1929
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU*: Collection discontinued. Specimens redistributed as shown in individual meteorite records, United States (institutional address; updated 24 Jun 2024)
ROM: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 113, in preparation (2024)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9921 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1838 unapproved names)

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