Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4388

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Northwest Africa 4388

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4388
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4388
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004 or 2005
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 642 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 91	(2007)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6500 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [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 332:

Place of purchase:	Toronto, Canada
Date:	2004/2005
Mass (g):	642
Pieces:	1
Class:	H6
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	19.6
Ferrosilite (mol%):	17.2
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	42.8
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)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Peter Marmet

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9013 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names)

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