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Northwest Africa 4765
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4765
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4765
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 19 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  CM1
Recommended:  CM1    [explanation]

This is 1 of 28 approved meteorites classified as CM1.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 1), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 10 Dec 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 182:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:2006
Mass (g):19
Pieces:1
Class:CM1
Shock stage:Low
Weathering grade:Low
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):4
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Ralew
Comments:Anhydrous silicates replaced by phyllosilicates. See separate entry
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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