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Northwest Africa 7240
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 7240
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7240
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 54 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 100  (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 13 Mar 2012
Data from:
  MB100
  Table 1
  Line 1689:
Place of purchase:Munich, Germany
Date:P 2011
Mass (g):54
Pieces:1
Class:L4
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W3
Fayalite (mol%):22.1
Ferrosilite (mol%):18.8 (14.2-27.4)
Classifier:Ansgar Greshake, MNB
Type spec mass (g):13.4
Type spec location:MNB
Main mass:H. Strufe
Comments:Submitted by Ansgar Greshake
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MNB: Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany (institutional address; updated 24 Dec 2011)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

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