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Northwest Africa 4823
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4823
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4823
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 620 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 97  (2010)  LL3.3
Recommended:  LL3.3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites classified as LL3.3.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Comments: Approved 25 Nov 2009
Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 185:
Origin or pseudonym:Morocco
Date:2006
Mass (g):620
Pieces:11
Class:LL3.3
Fayalite (mol%):3.6-34.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):2.6-25.5
Wollastonite (mol%):1.2-2.7
Classifier:Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):24
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:Birdsell
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
Birdsell: Arizona Skies Meteorites, P.O. Box 2412, Flagstaff, AZ 86003, United States; 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 9013 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names)

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