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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 4217 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 4217 Observed fall: No Year found: 2006 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  1013 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 116 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-MG. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 21 Sep 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Northwest Africa 4217 (NWA 4217) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2006 Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB-MG) Petrography: Sample has abundant silicates; compositionally the same as Campo del Cielo; structure not studied in detail. Geochemistry: Co (mg/g) 4.33, Ni (mg/g) 68.8, Ga (µg/g) 81.7, Ge (µg/g) 409, As (µg/g) 10.5, Ir (µg/g) 3.49, Au (µg/g) 1.346. Submitter: J. T. Wasson, UCLA. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 7655 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1972 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||