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Northwest Africa 5485
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5485
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5485
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 455 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 96  (2009)  Howardite
Recommended:  Howardite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 451 approved meteorites classified as Howardite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites
Comments: Approved 16 Apr 2009
Data from:
  MB96
  Table 2
  Line 50:
State/Prov/County:Erfoud
Date:Sept-2008
Mass (g):455
Pieces:1
Class:Howardite
Ferrosilite (mol%):29.5-45.4
Wollastonite (mol%):2.8-8.5
Classifier:A. Irving, UWS
Type spec mass (g):29.9
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:Morgan
Comments:Plagioclase An90.3–93.1
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)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 96, MAPS 44, 1355-1397 (2009)
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Coordinates:Unknown.

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