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Northwest Africa 6937
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 6937
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 6937
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 172 g
Classification
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Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 103  (2014)  LL5
Recommended:  LL5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 3295 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Comments: Approved 17 Jun 2014
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Place of purchase:Ensisheim
Date:P 2011 Jun 17
Mass (g):172
Pieces:1
Class:LL5
Shock stage:S3
Weathering grade:W1-2
Fayalite (mol%):32.6±1.0 (n=13)
Ferrosilite (mol%):26.9±0.8 (n=12)
Classifier:K. Metzler, IfP
Type spec mass (g):24
Type spec location:IfP
Main mass:Anonymous
Comments:Submitted by K. Metzler, IfP
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IfP: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)
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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: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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