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Northwest Africa 4880
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4880
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4880
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 81.6 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 94  (2008)  Martian (shergottite)
Recommended:  Martian (shergottite)    [explanation]

This is 1 of 321 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite).   [show all]
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Comments: Approved 4 May 2008
Data from:
  MB94
  Table 2
  Line 84:
State/Prov/County:Erfoud
Date:Jul-2007
Mass (g):81.6
Pieces:34
Class:Shergottite
Ferrosilite (mol%):38.5
Wollastonite (mol%):29.3
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):16.4
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:AHupe
Institutions
   and collections		 UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 94, MAPS 43, 1551-1588 (2008)
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Coordinates:Unknown.

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