Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 2826

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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: 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)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
ale bartolommei-giulio M.
METEORITICON
Stelvino

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

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

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