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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6212 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6212 Observed fall: No Year found: 2008 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 375 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites classified as LL3-4. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 12 Nov 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 111:
Northwest Africa 6212 (NWA 6212) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2008 Feb Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL3-4) Petrography: (K. Metzler, IfP) Genomict ordinary chondrite breccia with low amounts of Fe-Ni metal. The investigated sample contains clasts of petrologic type 4, embedded in high amounts of fine-grained clastic matrix. The latter is composed of unequilibrated and equilibrated chondritic components. Geochemistry: Mineral compositions and geochemistry: Mean compositions of olivine and low-Ca pyroxene in the various lithologies: Clastic matrix: Fa21.5±10.2 (Fa2.1-30.8); n=15; Fs13.2±7.6Wo0.4±0.4 (Fs2.3-24.6Wo0.0-1.8); n=19. Type 4 clast: Fa30.5±0.4 (Fa29.5-31.1) n=20; Fs14.7±6.5Wo0.6±0.4 (Fs6.0-23.6Wo0.2-1.7; n=17). Classification: LL chondrite, based on the olivine composition in the type 4 clast and the low metal content. Petrologic type of the clast based on the equilibrated state of olivine and unequilibrated state of low-Ca pyroxene. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB111 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F. M., Grossman J. N., Schrader D. L., Chabot N. L., D’Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Joy K. H., Komatsu M. and Miao B. (2023) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 111. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 58, 901–904. ?
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Statistics: This is 1 of 9589 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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