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Northwest Africa 4782

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4782
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4782
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Morocco
Mass: 1500 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 95	(2009)	LL3
Recommended:			LL3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 487 approved meteorites classified as LL3. [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)

Comments:

Approved 12 Feb 2009

Data from:
  MB95
  Table 2
  Line 55:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud, Morocco
Date:	Oct-06
Mass (g):	1500
Pieces:	3
Class:	LL3
Shock stage:	S4
Weathering grade:	W3
Fayalite (mol%):	9.4-28.9 (21.6+6)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	6.8-26.9 (16.1+5.2)
Magnetic suscept.:	4.54
Classifier:	M. Bourot-Denise, MNHNP
Type spec mass (g):	33.7
Type spec location:	MNHNP
Main mass:	Ahabibi
Comments:	Melt pockets; estimated subtype: >3.5

Institutions
and collections

MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)
AHabibi: Palms Hotel Club, Erfoud 52200, Morocco (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)

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Geography:

Morocco

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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