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Northwest Africa 4214
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4214
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4214
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 410 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  H4/5
Recommended:  H4/5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 499 approved meteorites classified as H4/5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 28 Mar 2007
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 2
  Line 230:
Place of purchase:Munich, Germany
Date:2005
Mass (g):410
Pieces:1
Class:H4/5
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):18
Ferrosilite (mol%):16
Classifier:A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):21
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Private collector
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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. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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