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Northwest Africa 6211
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6211
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6211
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 1728 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 104  (2015)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11487 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 22 Oct 2015
Data from:
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Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P 2010 Mar
Mass (g):1728
Pieces:1
Class:H5
Shock stage:S1
Weathering grade:W4
Fayalite (mol%):18.3±0.2 (n=20)
Ferrosilite (mol%):16.4±0.5 (n=20)
Classifier:K. Metzler, IfP
Type spec mass (g):21
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Mirko Graul
Comments:Submitted by K. Metzler (IfP)
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 104, MAPS 52, 2284, Octover 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12930/full
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Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names)
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