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Northwest Africa 6271 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6271 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6271 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 54.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 270 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 19 Sep 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6271 (NWA 6271) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 12 Feb 2010 Classification: Mesosiderite Petrography: (A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS): Aggregate of orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, altered kamacite, taenite, calcic plagioclase, and troilite. Geochemistry: Orthopyroxene (Fs33.1-33.2Wo3.3-2.9; FeO/MnO = 24.1-26.8), clinopyroxene (Fs14.0-15.2Wo43.2-43.9; FeO/MnO = 19.1-20.8). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1318: |
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Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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