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Northwest Africa 4571
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4571
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4571
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 285 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  L5/6
Recommended:  L5/6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 192 approved meteorites classified as L5/6.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 6 Mar 2008
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 2
  Line 63:
Place of purchase:Sainte-Marie, France
Date:28-Jun-06
Mass (g):285
Pieces:1
Class:L5/6
Shock stage:S4
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):25
Ferrosilite (mol%):21
Classifier:A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):22.0
Type spec location:IfP
Comments:Sv, shock darkening
Institutions
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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