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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 3346 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 3346 Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 85 approved meteorites classified as H3-5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 23 Apr 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 3346 (NWA 3346) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2003 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3-5) Physical characteristics: Breccia Geochemistry: Random analyses of olivine and pyroxene revealed mean compositions of Fa18±2.5 (n = 28; range: Fa14-29) and Fs14±5 (n = 29; Fs2-20), respectively. Specimens: Ordinary chondrite breccia H3-5, containing fragments of various petrologic types. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names) |