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Northwest Africa 7011

Basic information

Name: Northwest Africa 7011
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7011
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass: 312 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 100	(2012)	LL6
Recommended:			LL6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 2930 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 7011 (NWA 7011)

(Northwest Africa)

Purchased: Sept 2011

Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6)

Petrography: Very sparse, relatively large chondrules and partial chondrules. Olivine, orthopyroxene, sodic plagioclase, chromite, troilite and sparse kamacite (some slightly stained).

Geochemistry: Olivine (Fa_32.9-33.1), orthopyroxene (Fs_26.4-26.9Wo_1.6-3.7).

Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1572:

Place of purchase:	Denver
Date:	P Sept 2011
Mass (g):	312
Pieces:	1
Class:	LL6
Shock stage:	S2
Weathering grade:	W0/1
Fayalite (mol%):	32.9-33.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):	26.4-26.9
Wollastonite (mol%):	1.6-3.7
Classifier:	A. Irving and S. Kuehner, UWS
Type spec mass (g):	20
Type spec location:	UWS
Main mass:	DPitt
Comments:	Submitted by A. Irving

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)
DPitt: Darryl Pitt, 225 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024, United States; Website (private address)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)

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Geography:

Coordinates:

Unknown.

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)

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