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| Basic information | Name: Northeast Africa 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NEA 002 Observed fall: No Year found: 2004 Country: (Northeast Africa) Mass:  5.48 kg | ||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IID-an. [show all] Search for other: IID irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||
| Comments: |
Approved 16 Jan 2006 Revised 3 Feb 2006: Revised writeup | ||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 90:
Northeast Africa 002 Possibly Libya Find: 2004 Iron (IID, anomalous) History: A 5480 g iron meteorite was purchased in 2004. Petrography: (J. Wasson, UCLA) The meteorite consists of small domains 0.81 × 2 cm, filled with a fine Widmanstätten pattern of kamacite bandlets, often in parallel clusters of several bands, each ~0.2 mm wide. No inclusions are present. Cracks are present between several of the domains. Bulk composition: Cr = 138, Co = 6.6, Ni = 102 (all mg/g); Cu = 259, Ga = 71, As = 4.2, W = 3.0, Ir = 23, and Au = 0.56 (all µg/g). Classification: Iron (IID) with anomalous structure. The bulk composition is similar to that of IID-an Arltunga, which has an anomalous (but still finer) structure. Specimens: A 131 g full slice type specimen is on deposit at UCLA. John Birdsell holds the main mass. | ||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) Birdsell: Arizona Skies Meteorites, P.O. Box 2412, Flagstaff, AZ 86003, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 90, MAPS 41, 1383-1418 (2006)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from (Northeast Africa) | ||||||||