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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6128 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6128 Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: Morocco Mass:  450 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 69 approved meteorites classified as L3.8. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 23 Dec 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 99:
Northwest Africa 6128 (NWA 6128) Marrakech, Morocco Purchased: 26 Oct 2005 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L3.8) Petrography: Blackening of some silicates. Micro veins of sulfides. Plessitic areas in taenite. Proposed petrologic type 3.8. Small clast of petrologic type 6 is included in the section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB99 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 2163 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 32 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||