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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6414 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6414 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: Morocco Mass:  432 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 408 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-pmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 31 Oct 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 110:
Northwest Africa 6414 (NWA 6414) Morocco Purchased: May 2010 Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite, polymict) History: The stone was purchased by Fabien Kuntz in 2010 in Agadir, Morocco Physical characteristics: Single wind-polished stone weighing 432 g. Cut surface is pale with visible clasts and mineral fragments. Petrography: (A. Jambon UMPC; J. Mitchell, University of Plymouth, UoP) Breccia predominantly composed of fine mineral fragments of low- and high-Ca pyroxene and plagioclase, but also contains a variety of subophitic and granulitic basaltic lithologies (<3 mm clasts) and quenched melt clasts. A silica phase is common, as are accessory ilmenite, chromite, and troilite. Fe-metal is rare. Geochemistry: Low-Ca pyroxene Fs29.4-57.5 Wo4.36-10.0, mean Fs43.1Wo8.9 (n=36). High-Ca pyroxene Fs21.8-78.0Wo15.2-46.2, mean Fs45.4Wo32.6 (n=37). Plagioclase An82.5-76.4Or0.2-1.6, mean An92.7Or0.5 (n=40). Chromite Cr#84.2 (n=4). Bulk Fe/Mn 32.89. (EDS). Classification: Eucrite (polymict) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB110 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNHNP: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IMPMC-CP52, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France, France; Website (institutional address) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Gattacceca J., McCubbin F.M., Grossman J., Bouvier A., Chabot N.L., D'Orazio M., Goodrich C., Greshake A., Gross J., Komatsu M., Miao B., and Schrader D. (2022) The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 110. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 1-4
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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