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Northwest Africa 2825
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2825
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2825
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 664 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  Achondrite-prim
Recommended:  CV7    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as CV7.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CV chondrites, and CV chondrites (equilibrated)
Comments: Approved 3 Feb 2006
Revised 5 Dec 2022: Reclassification
Writeuphelp
Writeup from MB 111:
Reclassification of NWA 2825

NWA 2825 will now be listed as a CV7, due to its pairing with the NWA 3133 group.
Data from:
  MB90
  Table 2
  Line 112:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2004
Mass (g):664
Pieces:1
Class:Pac
Shock stage:low
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):22
Ferrosilite (mol%):18.9
Classifier:J. Wittke and T. Bunch
Type spec mass (g):21.1
Type spec location:NAU
Comments:Olv (FeO/MnO = 63.5) Paired with NWA 3133
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 111, in preparation (2022)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9042 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1870 unapproved names)

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