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Northwest Africa 6049
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6049
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6049
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 67.4 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 102  (2013)  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 7 Nov 2013
Data from:
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Place of purchase:Berne, Switzerland
Date:P 2009
Mass (g):67.4
Pieces:1
Class:LL6
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):29.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.7
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):13.5
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Marc Jost
Finder:SJS-09003
Comments:brecciated, SJS-09003; submitted by Ansgar Greshake
Institutions
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MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Coordinates:Unknown.

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