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| Basic information | Name: Northwest Africa 7336 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7336 Observed fall: No Year found: 2012 Country: Morocco Mass:  18 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 27 Jul 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 101:
Northwest Africa 7336 (NWA 7336) Morocco Found: 2012 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: One stone weighing 18 kg was found in Morocco in 2012. Blaine Reed acquired the sample from a meteorite dealer at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show in 2012. Petrography: (A. Love, App): Sample displays recrystallized chondritic texture composed of indistinct, chondrules (avg. dia. 1.30 mm) and fragments in a recrystallized matrix with weathered, discrete Fe-Ni and FeS grains. Chondrule and matrix olivine and pyroxenes contains multiple sets of planar fractures with iron-oxides filled veins and display weak mosaic extinction. Geochemistry: (A.Love, App): Olivine Fa25.12-26.74 with an average Fa25.61±1.23, PMD=2.76, n=10; Pyroxene Fs21.59-24.29 with an average Fs22.75±1.23, PMD=5.83, Wo1.40, PMD=17.20, n=7. Specimens: 67.3 g, one polished mount and one thin section on deposit at App. Reed holds main mass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB101 Table 0 Line 0: |
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| Institutions and collections |
App: Department of Geology, 572 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, United States (institutional address; updated 7 Mar 2013) Reed: Blaine Reed, P.O. Box 1141, Delta, CO 81416, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 50, 1661, September 2015
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2082 approved meteorites from Morocco (plus 31 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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