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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 4708 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 4708 Observed fall: No Year found: 2006 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  9.63 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 319 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 21 Sep 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Northwest Africa 4708 (NWA 4708) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2006 Classification: Iron meteorite (IIIAB) Geochemistry: Co (mg/g) 5.07, Ni (mg/g) 78.9, Ga (µg/g) 20.0, Ge (µg/g) <80, As (µg/g) 4.88, Ir (µg/g) 3.86, Au (µg/g) 0.679. Submitter: J. T. Wasson, UCLA. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) Birdsell: Arizona Skies Meteorites, P.O. Box 2412, Flagstaff, AZ 86003, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 7320 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1973 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||