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Northwest Africa 5063
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5063
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5063
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1298 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 96  (2009)  H6
Recommended:  H6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 6686 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 27 Apr 2009
Data from:
  MB96
  Table 2
  Line 10:
State/Prov/County:Erfoud
Date:Feb-2007
Mass (g):1298
Pieces:1
Class:H6
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):18
Ferrosilite (mol%):16
Classifier:A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Bessey
Institutions
   and collections		 IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
Bessey: Dean Bessey ,P.O. Box 40810, Glenfield, Auckland 1310 , New Zealand; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9429 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1876 unapproved names)

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