Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4765

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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: 19 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 97	(2010)	CM1
Recommended:			CM1 [explanation]

This is 1 of 29 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)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Chladni's Heirs

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9914 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1841 unapproved names)

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