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Northwest Africa 5762

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 5762
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 5762
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 248 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 105	(2016)	Eucrite-br
Recommended:			Eucrite-br [explanation]

This is 1 of 218 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-br. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites

Comments:

Approved 14 Nov 2016

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P 2009 Jan
Mass (g):	248
Pieces:	2
Class:	Eucrite-br
Shock stage:	moderate
Weathering grade:	low
Ferrosilite (mol%):	54.4±.2.7 (47.6-58.3; n=23)
Classifier:	A. Bischoff, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Mirko Graul, Germany
Comments:	Breccia with ophitic to subophitic igenous clasts, in fine-grained clastic material. Plag, An90.2±1.8 (86.8-94.1; n=30); submitted by K. Metzler (IfP)

Institutions
and collections

IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 105, MAPS 52, 2411, September 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12944/full

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
John Lutzon
Philippe Geniez

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9013 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names)

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