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Northwest Africa 4796

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4796
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4796
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 2.56 kg

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 93	(2008)	L4-6
Recommended:			L4-6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 49 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as L4-6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Approved 6 Mar 2008

Data from:
  MB93
  Table 2
  Line 115:

Place of purchase:	Erfoud, Morocco
Date:	May 2006
Mass (g):	2559
Pieces:	5
Class:	L4-6 brecciated
Shock stage:	S3
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	24
Ferrosilite (mol%):	20.5
Classifier:	R. Pickard, P. Williams and M. Clissold, BORF
Type spec mass (g):	22
Type spec location:	AMusS
Main mass:	Kuntz
Comments:	Fknutz, Montbelaird, France. Likely paired with NWA 869

Institutions
and collections

AMusS: Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)

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Photos:

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Mike Markowitz

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)

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