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Northwest Africa 2176
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 2176
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 2176
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2003
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1200 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  LL4
Recommended:  LL4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 396 approved meteorites classified as LL4.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 6 Mar 2008
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 2
  Line 4:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:2003
Mass (g):1200.0
Pieces:5
Class:LL4
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):32.06
Ferrosilite (mol%):26.04
Wollastonite (mol%):2.07
Classifier:V. Moggi Cecchi, MSP
Type spec mass (g):22.2
Type spec location:MSP
Main mass:MChin
Comments:+ 1 PTS
Institutions
   and collections		 MSP: Museo di Scienze Planetarie, Via Galcianese 20/H, 59100 Prato, Italy, Italy; Website (institutional address; updated 22 Oct 2022)
MChin: Matteo Chinellato, Via Triestina, 126/A-30030 Tessera, Venezia, Italy; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Coordinates:Unknown.

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