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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6440 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6440 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Country: Morocco Mass:  19.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 185 approved meteorites classified as CR2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 3 Mar 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6440 (NWA 6440) Morocco Found: 2009 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CR2) Petrography: Abundant heavily armored porphyritic chondrules and small AOAs and CAIs. Geochemistry: Tight Fa range of 0.6-1.4, Fe/Mn=12; low-Ca pyroxene, Fs1.6-4.3, Fe/Mn=8; metal Ni=5.8 wt%. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1379: |
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| Institutions and collections |
PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011) Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address) NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2163 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 32 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||