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Northwest Africa 5602
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5602
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5602
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 49 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 98  (2010)  Ureilite
Recommended:  Ureilite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 660 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites
Comments: Approved 14 May 2010
Data from:
  MB98
  Table 1
  Line 30:
Date:Feb 2007
Mass (g):49
Pieces:1
Class:Ureilite
Fayalite (mol%):20.4; 9.9
Ferrosilite (mol%):17.2-17.3
Wollastonite (mol%):7.5-7.6
Classifier:A. Irving, S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):9.8
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:GHupé
Comments:0.33 wt.% Cr2O3 in olivine; submitted by Irving
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. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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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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