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Northwest Africa 5752
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 5752
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5752
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2008
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 94 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 104  (2015)  LL6
Recommended:  LL6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 22 Oct 2015
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Place of purchase:Hamburg
Date:P 2008 Dec 12
Mass (g):94
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2-3
Fayalite (mol%):31.5±0.5 (n=10)
Ferrosilite (mol%):25.7±0.6 (n=10)
Classifier:A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):20
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:anonymous
Comments:Submitted by K. Metzler (IfP)
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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