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Northwest Africa 4385
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4385
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4385
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004 or 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 637 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [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 329:
Place of purchase:Toronto, Canada
Date:2004/2005
Mass (g):637
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):18.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.1
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):20.4
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:HSSH
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
HSSH: Hanno Strufe, Langenbergstr. 32, 66954 Pirmasens, Germany; Website (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 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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