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Northwest Africa 7000
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 7000
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7000
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2002
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 8.88 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 101  (2012)  L4
Recommended:  L4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2060 approved meteorites (plus 5 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 7 Jul 2012
Data from:
  MB101
  Table 0
  Line 0:
Place of purchase:Tucson
Date:P 2002
Mass (g):8880
Pieces:22
Class:L4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):26.6±2 (24-28.5, n = 4)
Ferrosilite (mol%):18±2.8 (n = 2)
Classifier:I. Nicklin, ROM
Type spec mass (g):8880
Type spec location:ROM
Main mass:ROM
Comments:Submitted by Kim Tait
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ROM: Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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