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Northwest Africa 5403
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5403
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5403
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 201 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 96  (2009)  Lodranite
Recommended:  Lodranite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 93 approved meteorites classified as Lodranite.   [show all]
Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Lodranites, and Primitive achondrites
Comments: Approved 16 Apr 2009
Data from:
  MB96
  Table 2
  Line 43:
State/Prov/County:Rissani
Date:Jun-2008
Mass (g):201
Pieces:1
Class:Lodranite
Fayalite (mol%):10.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):3.2
Wollastonite (mol%):44.9
Classifier:A. Irving, UWS
Type spec mass (g):20.4
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:GHupé
Comments:Paired with NWA 4478/4933
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)
GHupé: Gregory M. Hupé, 9003 Placid Lakes Blvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852, United States; 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.

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     This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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