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Northwest Africa 7225
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 7225
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7225
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2010
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 24 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 102  (2013)  Ureilite-pmict
Recommended:  Ureilite-pmict    [explanation]

This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites classified as Ureilite-pmict.   [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Ureilites
Comments: Approved 11 Dec 2013
Data from:
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Place of purchase:Munich, Germany
Date:P 2010
Mass (g):24
Pieces:1
Class:Ureilite-pmict
Shock stage:low
Weathering grade:moderate
Fayalite (mol%):20.4-24.4
Ferrosilite (mol%):14.3-18.9
Wollastonite (mol%):7.4-10.3
Classifier:A. Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):7.0
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:Harald Stehlik
Comments:Fragmental breccia of melt clasts and rare chondrule fragments in a ureilitic matrix of large olivine and pigeonite grains. Chondrule fragments found are BO chondrules with Fa16.6. Ureilitic olivine shows reduced rims (Fa3.8-9.5).; submitted by Ansgar Greshake
Institutions
   and collections		 MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
Stehlik: Harald Stehlik, 1220 Wien, Austria (private address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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     This is 1 of 9699 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1854 unapproved names)
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