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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6952 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6952 Observed fall: No Year found: 2010 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 1709 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 21 Feb 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6952 (NWA 6952) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: Aug 2010 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L4) Petrography: Fairly well-developed, medium-sized chondrules. Olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, sodic plagioclase, chromite, troilite and altered kamacite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa24.6-25.1), orthopyroxene (Fs20.7-20.8Wo1.5-1.7), clinopyroxene (Fs7.7-8.6Wo44.2-44.4). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1553: |
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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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Statistics: This is 1 of 7579 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1969 unapproved names) |