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Northwest Africa 4435
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4435
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4435
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 42.6 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 94  (2008)  CV3
Recommended:  CV3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 605 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CV3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 4 May 2008
Data from:
  MB94
  Table 2
  Line 21:
State/Prov/County:Algeria, Purchased in Morocco
Date:2006; 2-2006
Mass (g):42.6
Pieces:1
Class:CV3
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):1.3-56
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.4-31.5
Classifier:T. Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):9.4
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:MCimala
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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

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