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Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6955 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6955 Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: 280 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2923 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as LL6. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 21 Feb 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 6955 (NWA 6955) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: Aug 2011 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) Petrography: Very fresh breccia composed of angular, highly recrystallized chondrite clasts containing rare remnant partial chondrules. Olivine orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene with accessory chromite, chlorapatite, kamacite (slightly stained) and troilite. Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa30.3-30.7), orthopyroxene (Fs24.3-24.7Wo1.9-2.0), clinopyroxene (Fs10.1-10.3Wo43.4±0.0). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1555: |
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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 9627 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1865 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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