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Northwest Africa 6185
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6185
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6185
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 180 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 99  (2011)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3298 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 16 Oct 2010
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Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P 2009
Mass (g):180
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):30.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):24.8
Wollastonite (mol%):1.7
Classifier:T. Bunch/Wittke
Type spec mass (g):27
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:A. Habibi
Comments:Submitted by T. Bunch
Institutions
   and collections		 NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
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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:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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