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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 5343 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 5343 Observed fall: No Year found: 2007 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  578 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 79 approved meteorites classified as CK3. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CK chondrites, CK3 chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 30 Aug 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 5343 (NWA 5343) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2007 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CK3) Petrography: The meteorite consists of sharply defined chondrules (all POP type and ~0.1-2 mm in diameter) set into abundant, unrecrystallized matrix. Two CAIs were found in the section studied. Compositionally unequilibrated olivine and orthopyroxene are the dominant silicates. Minor silicates are feldspar and Ca-rich pyroxene. Opaque phases include Cr-bearing magnetite and Ni-bearing pyrrhotite; FeNi metal was not detected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9013 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||