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Northwest Africa 4583
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4583
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4583
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 53 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  CO3
Recommended:  CO3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 645 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as CO3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Comments: Approved 28 Dec 2010
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Place of purchase:Munich
Date:P 11 Mar 2006
Mass (g):53
Pieces:1
Class:CO3
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):11±14
Ferrosilite (mol%):mainly Fs<3 mol%
Classifier:A. Bischoff
Type spec mass (g):10.0
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:Submitted by A. Bischoff
Institutions
   and collections		 IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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