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Northwest Africa 6109
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6109
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6109
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2004
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 400 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 101  (2012)  L4-5
Recommended:  L4-5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 30 approved meteorites classified as L4-5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 6 Dec 2012
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Place of purchase:Munich, Germany
Date:P 2004
Mass (g):400
Pieces:1
Class:L4-5
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):24.3
Ferrosilite (mol%):20.6
Wollastonite (mol%):1.7
Classifier:C. A. Lorenz, Vernad.
Type spec mass (g):23.3
Type spec location:Vernad.
Main mass:Harald Stehlik
Comments:Submitted by C.A. Lorenz
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Vernad: Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russia (institutional address; updated 21 Feb 2016)
Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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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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