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Northwest Africa 2751
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2751
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2751
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 43 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  Eucrite
Recommended:  Eucrite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 603 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 25 Nov 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 77:
Place of purchase:Rissani, Morocco
Date:2005
Mass (g):43
Pieces:1
Class:Eucrite
Ferrosilite (mol%):47-61
Wollastonite (mol%):2.1-3.0
Classifier:Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):9.2
Type spec location:PSF
Main mass:Morgan
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)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
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Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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