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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6406 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6406 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 83 approved meteorites classified as LL4-6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 23 Jul 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 104:
Northwest Africa 6406 (NWA 6406) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2010 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL4-6) History: The meteorite was bought from a local meteorite dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Petrography: Chondritic breccia composed of L4, L5 and L6 clasts. Plagioclase grain size in L5 clasts is about 25 μm and in L6 clasts about 70 μm. Geochemistry: olivine in type 6 lithology, Fa29.7; olivine in type 4 lithology, Fa28±1.1 (26.5-29.4, n=17); low-Ca pyroxene in type 4 lithology, Fs21.1±3Wo1.2±0.8 (Fs14.9-24.4Wo0.3-2, n=16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB104 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) |
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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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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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