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Northwest Africa 6115
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6115
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6115
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2007
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 29.1 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  L4
Recommended:  L4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2104 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L4.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 26 Oct 2010
Data from:
  MB99
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Date:2007
Mass (g):29.1
Pieces:1
Class:L4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W1
Fayalite (mol%):23-24
Ferrosilite (mol%):20-21
Classifier:Catherine Caillet Komorowski, MNHNP
Type spec mass (g):29.1
Type spec location:MNHNP
Main mass:Mr. François Rabast
Comments:Fusion crust on the sample. Presence of Cu grains associated with metal and troilite.; submitted by Catherine Caillet
Institutions
   and collections		 MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 99, April 2012, MAPS 47, E1-E52 (2012) [published online only]
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9914 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1841 unapproved names)

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