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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 6976 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 6976 Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass:  128 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 6 Oct 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 108:
Northwest Africa 6976 (NWA 6976) (Northwest Africa) Purchased: 2011 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: The meteorite was purchased from a local meteorite dealer in Erfoud, Morocco. Physical characteristics: Black individual lacking any fusion crust. Petrography: Brecciated carbonaceous chondrite composed of chondrules (mean diameter about 0.25 mm), chondrule pseudomorphs, CAIs, and mineral fragments set into abundant Fe-rich matrix. Many of the components are surrounded by fine-grained dust rims. The fine-grained meteorite matrix consists of abundant sulfides, Ca-carbonates, and phyllosilicates confirmed by their flaky appearance and low matrix totals. Geochemistry: Matrix analyses total: 89.9 wt% (10 μm defocused beam, n=10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB108 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011) Ralew: Stefan Ralew, Kunibertstraße 29, 12524 Berlin, Germany; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 108 (2020) Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 55, 1146-1150
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| Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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