Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 2959

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Northwest Africa 2959

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 2959
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2959
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 121 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	Eucrite
Recommended:			Eucrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 598 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all]
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Comments:

Approved 1 Sep 2006

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 2
  Line 7:

Place of purchase:	Efroud, Morocco
Date:	2005
Mass (g):	121
Pieces:	1
Class:	Euc
Shock stage:	minimal
Weathering grade:	minimal
Classifier:	T. Bunch and Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	21.1
Type spec location:	NAU
Main mass:	Boswell
Comments:	Fs55.2Wo2.0; Fs14.3Wo42.7

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. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

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

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