Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4339

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Northwest Africa 4339

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4339
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4339
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 40 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	L3
Recommended:			L3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 848 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as L3. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 24 Jul 2007

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 2
  Line 41:

Place of purchase:	Zagorra, Morocco
Date:	2002
Mass (g):	40
Pieces:	1
Class:	L3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W2
Fayalite (mol%):	0.4-32.2
Ferrosilite (mol%):	8.4-26.9
Classifier:	A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):	8.2
Type spec location:	MNB
Main mass:	Stehlik

Institutions
and collections

MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

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Statistics:
This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)

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