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Northwest Africa 7133
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 7133
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7133
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: Morocco
Mass:help 63.9 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (2012)  CO3.1
Recommended:  CO3.1    [explanation]

This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites classified as CO3.1.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Comments: Approved 17 May 2012
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1649:
Place of purchase:Erfoud
Date:2010
Mass (g):63.9
Pieces:2
Class:CO3.1
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):2 - 65.5
Ferrosilite (mol%):1.2 - 35.4
Wollastonite (mol%):1.7 - 2.6
Classifier:T. Bunch and J. Wittke, NAU
Type spec mass (g):13.46
Type spec location:PSF
Main mass:F. Kuntz
Comments:Typical small chondrules and rare CAIs. Olivine Fe/Mn=114, mean Cr2O3 = 0.28±0.12 wt% (N = 11); orthopyroxene Fs1.1-35.; submitted by Bunch
Institutions
   and collections		 PSF: Planetary Studies Foundation,10 Winterwood Lane, Unit B, Galena, Illinois 61036-9283, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 1 Dec 2011)
Kuntz: Fabien Kuntz, France; Website (private address)
NAU: Geology, Bldg 12 Knoles Dr Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States (institutional address; updated 12 Apr 2012)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography:

Morocco
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 2163 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 32 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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