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Northwest Africa 4693

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4693
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4693
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Morocco
Mass: 866 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 92	(2007)	R3-6
Recommended:			R3-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites classified as R3-6. [show all]
Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 24 Jul 2007

Writeup

Writeup from MB 92:

Northwest Africa 4693

Morocco

Find: 2006

Rumuruti chondrite (R3-6)

History: The meteorite was recovered by an anonymous finder in western part of the Sahara and bought by the main mass holder in Erfoud, Morocco in 2006.

Physical characteristics: One stone weighting 866.2 g.

Petrography: (A. Greshake, MNB). A brecciated chondrite with pronounced dark and brighter lithologies ranging from petrological type 3 to 6.

Mineral compositions: Olivine (Fa_24.3; range Fa_4.6-39.2) and low-Ca pyroxene (Fs₃₀; range Fs_2.3-34.7).

Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3-6); S2, moderate weathering.

Type specimens: A total of 24.3 g of sample plus one polished thin section are on deposit at MNB. HSSH holds the main mass.

Data from:
  MB92
  Table 2
  Line 130:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud, Morocco
Date:	Nov-2006
Mass (g):	866.2
Pieces:	1
Class:	R3-6
Type spec mass (g):	24.3

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. 92, MAPS 42, 1647-1694 (2007)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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