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Northwest Africa 4897
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 4897
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4897
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 25 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 93  (2008)  CK5
Recommended:  CK5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 201 approved meteorites classified as CK5.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 6 Mar 2008
Data from:
  MB93
  Table 2
  Line 148:
Place of purchase:Erfoud, Morocco
Date:2007
Mass (g):25
Pieces:1
Class:CK5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):29.8
Ferrosilite (mol%):25.7
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):5.1
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Ralew
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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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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