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Northwest Africa 2826
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2826
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2826
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 685 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 90  (2006)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3219 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 3 Feb 2005
Data from:
  MB90
  Table 2
  Line 113:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2004
Mass (g):685
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):28.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):22.1
Classifier:J. Wittke and T. Bunch
Type spec mass (g):22
Type spec location:NAU
Comments:Paired with NWA 2053
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.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9368 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1875 unapproved names)

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