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Northwest Africa 6001

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 6001
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6001
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 112 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 105	(2016)	CV3
Recommended:			CV3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 470 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites

Comments:

Approved 17 Dec 2016

Writeup

Writeup from MB 105:

Northwest Africa 6001 (NWA 6001)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: 2009 Aug

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CV3)

History: Purchased from a mineral dealer in Erfoud, Morocco

Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Abundant chondrules set into a dark gray, fine-grained matrix. Many chondrules show orange to brown colors due to terrestrial staining. Mean apparent chondrule size 1.1±0.6 mm (0.3-4.3 mm; n=48). Several CAIs with irregular and spherical shapes occur, with apparent sizes up to 2.8 mm.

Data from:
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Place of purchase:	Erfoud
Date:	P 2009 Aug
Mass (g):	112
Pieces:	1
Class:	CV3
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	medium
Fayalite (mol%):	7.1±5.9 (0.7-23.8; n=20)
Ferrosilite (mol%):	2.2±1.0 (0.8-3.9; n=21)
Classifier:	K. Metzler, IfP
Type spec mass (g):	21
Type spec location:	IfP
Main mass:	Mirko Graul, Bernau, Germany
Comments:	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:

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Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Anthony James

Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)

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