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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 5972 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 5972 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: Morocco Mass:  615 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 185 approved meteorites classified as CR2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Aug 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1286: |
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| Institutions and collections |
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12
Knoles Dr
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) DPitt: Darryl Pitt, 225 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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