Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 2835

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Northwest Africa 2835

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 2835
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2835
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 1233 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 90	(2006)	H7
Recommended:			H7 [explanation]

This is 1 of 31 approved meteorites classified as H7. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 3 Feb 2005

Data from:
  MB90
  Table 2
  Line 121:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud, Morocco
Date:	2005
Mass (g):	1233
Pieces:	1
Class:	H7
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W4
Fayalite (mol%):	17.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):	16.4
Classifier:	J. Wittke and T. Bunch
Type spec mass (g):	23.3
Type spec location:	NAU
Comments:	Plag (An80) Paired with NWA 2353

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 from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
The Hupe Collection
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
David Hardy

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

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

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