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Northwest Africa 4234
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4234
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4234
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 145 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  LL4
Recommended:  LL4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 396 approved meteorites classified as LL4.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 1 Sep 2006
Data from:
  MB91
  Table 2
  Line 235:
Place of purchase:Hamburg, Germany
Date:2003
Mass (g):145
Pieces:12
Class:LL4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2/3
Fayalite (mol%):28.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.8
Classifier:J. Schlüter, Ham
Type spec mass (g):23.4
Type spec location:Ham
Main mass:I. Herkstroeter, Hamburg
Comments:Breccia, Carb. veins
Institutions
   and collections		 Ham: Museum der Natur Hamburg - Mineralogie, Grindelallee 48, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Jan 2024)
Herkstroeter: Ingo Herkstroeter, Hamburg, Germany (private address)
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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 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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