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Northwest Africa 5233
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5233
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5233
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 25 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 95  (2009)  Eucrite
Recommended:  Eucrite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 598 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 23 Dec 2008
Data from:
  MB95
  Table 2
  Line 88:
Place of purchase:Tucson
Date:Feb-08
Mass (g):25
Pieces:1
Class:Eucrite
Ferrosilite (mol%):63.2
Wollastonite (mol%):1.5
Classifier:T. Irving, UWS
Type spec mass (g):5
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:AHupé
Comments:FeO/MnO in opx = 37.0
Institutions
   and collections		 UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
AHupé: Adam C. Hupé, 2807 China Cove, Laughlin, NV 89029, United States; Website (private address; updated 29 Jun 2013)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 95, MAPS 44, 429-462 (2009)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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