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Northwest Africa 6156

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 6156
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6156
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 76.5 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 99	(2011)	CO3.3
Recommended:			CO3.3 [explanation]

This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites classified as CO3.3. [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites

Comments:

Approved 21 Jan 2011

Writeup

Writeup from MB 99:

Northwest Africa 6156 (NWA 6156)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: Feb 2010

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3.3)

Geochemistry: A. Irving and S. Kuehner (UWS): Olivine: Fa_1.9-43.1(N=5), mean Fa₁₂, s.d. = 18. Low-Ca pyroxene: Fs_1.1-12.2(N=4), mean Fs₅, s.d. = 5. δ¹⁷O -6.20, -6.61; δ¹⁸O -3.22, -3.42; Δ¹⁷O -4.510, -4.810 per mil. Type 3.3 designation based on Cr₂O₃ distribution in ferroan olivine (Fa_33.8-43.1) per Grossman and Brearley (2005): Cr₂O₃ = 0.03-0.21 wt.% (N=7), mean 0.08 wt.%, s.d. 0.06 wt.%

Data from:
  MB99
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Origin or pseudonym:	Northwest Africa
Place of purchase:	Tucson
Date:	P Feb 2010
Mass (g):	76.5
Pieces:	1
Class:	CO3.3
Shock stage:	S1
Weathering grade:	W1
Fayalite (mol%):	12
Ferrosilite (mol%):	5
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.1-4.3
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):	15.3
Type spec location:	UWS
Main mass:	G. Hupe
Finder:	GH-385
Comments:	Submitted by A. Irving

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Institutions
and collections

UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
Hupe: (old address—now see GHupé or AHupé) G. and A. Hupe, 2616 Lake Youngs Court SE, Renton, WA 98058., United States (private 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:

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

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