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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 5037 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 5037 Observed fall: No Year found: 2007 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  65 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 11 Dec 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 5037 (NWA 5037) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2007 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Almost black rocks without fusion crust. Petrography: Brecciated carbonaceous chondrite composed of small (apparent mean diameter about 300 µm) chondrules, chondrule pseudomorphs, mineral fragments, and some CAIs in abundant fine-grained ferroan matrix. Most chondrules and CAIs are surrounded by fine-grained dust rims. The matrix contains Fe-sulfides, pyrrhotite, and Ca-carbonates. Low analytical totals of matrix analyses suggest the presence of hydrous phyllosilicates. Geochemistry: Matrix analyses yield FeO=32.1±1.3 wt% and an average total of 81.7±2.6 wt% (5 µm defocused beam, N=7), the latter indicating the presence of hydrous minerals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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 Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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