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Northwest Africa 2802
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2802
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2802
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 30 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  CV3
Recommended:  CV3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 470 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 3 Feb 2006
Data from:
  MB90
  Table 2
  Line 108:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2005
Mass (g):30
Pieces:2
Class:CV3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):36.4-52.1
Classifier:J. Wittke and T. Bunch
Type spec mass (g):6
Type spec location:NAU
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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