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Northwest Africa 5250
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5250
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5250
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 32 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 95  (2009)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3299 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 12 Feb 2009
Data from:
  MB95
  Table 2
  Line 93:
Place of purchase:Munich
Date:2004
Mass (g):32
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):29
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.2
Wollastonite (mol%):2.8
Classifier:C. Lorenz and N. Kononkova, Vernad
Type spec mass (g):6.65
Type spec location:Vernad
Main mass:Stehlik
Institutions
   and collections		 Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address)
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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 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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