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Northwest Africa 4808

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4808
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4808
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 69 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 94	(2008)	Diogenite
Recommended:			Diogenite [explanation]

This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites

Comments:

Approved 4 May 2008

Data from:
  MB94
  Table 2
  Line 60:

State/Prov/County:	Erfoud
Date:	2006
Mass (g):	69
Pieces:	3
Class:	Diogenite
Shock stage:	moderate
Weathering grade:	Low
Fayalite (mol%):	24
Ferrosilite (mol%):	22
Wollastonite (mol%):	2.6
Classifier:	T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	14.1
Type spec location:	NAU
Comments:	Paired with NWA 4473

Institutions
and collections

NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)

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Dirk Hohmann
Volker Heinrich

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

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

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