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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 5574 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 5574 Observed fall: No Year found: 2007 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  20 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 660 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 30 Jul 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 101:
Northwest Africa 5574 (NWA 5574) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2007 Classification: Ureilite Petrography: The meteorite is dominated by large olivine clasts and less abundant pigeonite crystals. Both olivine and pigeonite show characteristic reduced rims. The meteorite contains minor amounts of flake-like graphite; diamonds are not present. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB101 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) Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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