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Northwest Africa 6350
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6350
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6350
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 50.5 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  Aubrite
Recommended:  Aubrite    [explanation]

This is 1 of 83 approved meteorites classified as Aubrite.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Aubrites, Enstatite achondrites, and Enstatite-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 28 Aug 2011
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1359:
Origin or pseudonym:Northwest Africa
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:P 2010 Aug
Mass (g):50.5
Pieces:1
Class:Aubrite
Weathering grade:moderate
Ferrosilite (mol%):0.1
Wollastonite (mol%):0.3
Classifier:A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):10.3
Type spec location:UWS
Main mass:Ralew
Comments:paired with NWA 5217; SR10-9; submitted by A. Irving
Institutions
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UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012)
Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; Website (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names)
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