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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7061 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7061 Observed fall: No Year found: 2011 Country: Morocco Mass:  134.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2890 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 1 Feb 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Northwest Africa 7061 (NWA 7061) Morocco Purchased: Apr 2011 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (LL6) History: Specimen was found near Tantan. Petrography: Thin section reveals a cm-scale clast and several smaller clasts set in a fine-grained cataclastic matrix. The large clast contains relict chondrules to 3 mm. Elsewhere, clasts are composed of polygonal olivine and low-Ca pyroxene. Classification: Ordinary chondrite, LL6 breccia Specimens: Main mass, including polished thin section, reside at UAb. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1595: |
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| Institutions and collections |
UAb: 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada, Canada; Website (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) |
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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 1991 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||