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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6927 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6927 Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  114 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 510 approved meteorites classified as Diogenite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Diogenites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 29 Nov 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6927 (NWA 6927) Northwest Africa Purchased: Mar 2011 Classification: HED achondrite (Diogenite) Petrography: Very fresh specimen. Partly crushed orthopyroxene (FeO/MnO=30-33) is dominant, with accessory olivine (FeO/MnO=43), troilite and chromite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1543: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UWS: University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, 70 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, United States (institutional address; updated 15 Jan 2012) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9013 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1869 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||