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Northwest Africa 4685
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4685
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4685
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1244 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 110  (2022)  CVox3
Recommended:  CVox3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 53 approved meteorites classified as CVox3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 28 Aug 2021
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Northwest Africa 4685 (NWA 4685)

(Northwest Africa)

Find: 2007

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CVox3)

Physical characteristics: One piece of 660 g + 1 piece of 155.2 g + 48 smaller individuals and fragments. Cut face reveals large chondrules and CAIs.

Petrography: (J. Gattacceca, CEREGE) Millimeter-sized chondrules and CAIs (to 5 mm) set in an abundant (~30 vol%) fine-grained, iron-rich matrix. Abudant magnetite and sulfides, rare metal.

Geochemistry: Average Ni in sulfides 15.7 wt%

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrites (CVox3). CVox group based on the Ni content of sulfides Gattacceca et al., 2020.

Specimens: Type specimen at CEREGE. Main mass with Norbert Kammel

Bibliography:
  • Gattacceca J.,Bonal L.,Sonzognia C., and Longereya J. (2020) CV chondrites: More than one parent body. Earth Planet. Sci. Letts. 547, 116467. (link)
Data from:
  MB110
  Table 0
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Date:2007
Mass (g):1244
Pieces:50
Class:CVox3
Fayalite (mol%):5.9±3.1 (n=4)
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.9±1.6 (n=3)
Wollastonite (mol%):1.1±0.2
Magnetic suscept.:4.41
Classifier:J. Gattacceca, CEREGE
Type spec mass (g):26
Type spec location:CEREGE
Main mass:Norbert Kammel
Finder:anonymous
Comments:Submitted by Jerome Gattacceca
Institutions
   and collections		 CEREGE: CEREGE BP 80 Avenue Philibert, Technopole de l'Arbois 13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4 France, France (institutional address; updated 10 Jun 2023)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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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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