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Northwest Africa 6192
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6192
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6192
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2009
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 156 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  CV3
Recommended:  CV3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 470 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites
Comments: Approved 28 Aug 2011
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1305:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P 2009
Mass (g):156
Pieces:1
Class:CV3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:low
Fayalite (mol%):12.2-54.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):0.3-31.1
Classifier:T. Bunch and Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):20.6
Type spec location:NAU
Main mass:AStimpson
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)
Catalogs:
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 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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