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Northwest Africa 6191
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6191
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6191
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 145 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  L3.7
Recommended:  L3.7    [explanation]

This is 1 of 51 approved meteorites classified as L3.7.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Comments: Approved 28 Aug 2011
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1304:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P 2009
Mass (g):145
Pieces:1
Class:L3.7
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1/2
Fayalite (mol%):25.5±9.0 (15.5-35.7)
Ferrosilite (mol%):14.7-20.0
Classifier:T. Bunch and Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):21.8
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:DPitt
Comments:Submitted by T. Bunch
Institutions
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NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
DPitt: Darryl Pitt, 225 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024, United States; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2068 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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