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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6469 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6469 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  806 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 93 approved meteorites classified as Lodranite. [show all] Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Lodranites, and Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 28 Apr 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 103:
Northwest Africa 6469 (NWA 6469) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2010 Aug Classification: Primitive achondrite (Lodranite) Petrography: 85-90 vol.% coarse-grained aggregate (grain size 0.5-3 mm) of olivine and pyroxenes. The remaining material consists of fine-grained (20-200 μm) FeNi, sulfide, chromite, and pyroxene. Geochemistry: Olivine Fa10.6±0.2, n=9; augite Fs3.5±0.2Wo47.5±0.7, n=5; low-Ca pyroxene Fs9.6±0.2Wo2.1±0.6, n=5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB103 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 103, MAPS 52, 1014, May 2017, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.12888/full
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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