Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Northwest Africa 4966

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Northwest Africa 4966

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 4966
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 4966
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 416 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 97	(2010)	CK4
Recommended:			CK4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 121 approved meteorites classified as CK4. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 25 Nov 2009

Data from:
  MB97
  Table 1
  Line 189:

Origin or pseudonym:	Morocco
Date:	2007
Mass (g):	416
Pieces:	1
Class:	CK4
Fayalite (mol%):	34.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):	28.6
Wollastonite (mol%):	3.1
Classifier:	Bunch, NAU
Type spec mass (g):	21.1
Type spec location:	NAU
Main mass:	Cimala
Comments:	Cr2O3 in magnetite = 3.6 wt%

Institutions
and collections

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

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 97, MAPS 45, 449-493 (2010)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Stelvino

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9116 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1873 unapproved names)

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