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Northwest Africa 5314
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5314
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5314
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 8 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 96  (2009)  Diogenite
Recommended:  Diogenite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 522 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites
Comments: Approved 16 Apr 2009
Data from:
  MB96
  Table 2
  Line 39:
State/Prov/County:Erfoud
Date:Mar-2008
Mass (g):8.03
Pieces:1
Class:Diogenite
Ferrosilite (mol%):23.5
Wollastonite (mol%):2.8
Classifier:A. Irving, UWS
Type spec mass (g):8.0
Type spec location:PSF
Main mass:F. Kunz
Comments:FeO/MnO in opx = 28.5-31.9
Institutions
   and collections		 PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (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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